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Showing posts tagged Arches National Park
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Delicate Arch - Moab, UT
Delicate Arch is a must-see for anyone visiting Arches National Park near Moab, UT. This arch is on the Utah license plate - and is the unofficial symbol of Utah. The hike to Delicate Arch is just over 3 miles round-trip, and takes a family with young kids just under 1 hour there, and about 40 minutes back. Thus, we noticed many people making the trek half-way and turning around (what a shame!).
Delicate Arch precludes a cliff, and sits in a giant sandstone bowl. The last 100 feet or so until the bowl also has you walk along a 5-6 foot wide path which has a cliff on one side. So the whole journey is not for the faint of heart. But, the hike is definitely worth it!
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North Window Arch in Moonlight
With over 2000 arches to be explored in Arches National Park, you won’t have trouble finding ways to photograph the ones you get to in your own unique way.
This is the North Window Arch in the Windows section of the park - taken just before 11 pm when the moon was about to pass over. I was the only one there this late, and quite honestly it was a little spooky. I used my small LED flashlight to lightup the bottom of the arch in this 151 sec exposure, and enhanced the lighting in post-processing.
See what Turret Arch looks like through the North Window by viewing this on Flickr
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Hike With Me
The Park Avenue hike in Arches National Park is known for being an easy introduction to what’s in store for any visitor. Sheer sandstone walls, balanced rocks, desert flowers, sandy washes, and monumental pillars all line-up along the hiking trail in their beautiful colors to invite you further into the adventure.
While I would consider many other hikes more exciting, this one shouldn’t be missed for first-timers or those with kids. The hike will take you about 30-35 minutes one-way, and it’s best to have someone pick you up at the exit end of the hike so that a return-trip isn’t needed.
Are you ready!?
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Landscape Arch
This arch is famous - as the 2nd longest arch in the world, and the longest in Arches National Park with a length of around 290 feet (88.4 m) long.
In the recent decade+, Landscape Arch has been getting thinner - where 3 slabs have fallen off in lengths of 30, 47, and 70 feet each. Now, the thinnest area of the arch on the right is said to be just 6 feet thick - making me wonder how has this arch stayed standing!?
The trail to Landscape Arch is about 1 mile one-way from the Devil’s Garden trail head, and takes < 30 min to get there. It’s also relatively flat and easy. If you decide to carry on further, the hike after this gets a bit more rigorous; there are other arches up the trail which are just as beautiful and the locations are unbelievably serene. If you can hack it, the Devil’s Garden loop is one of my favorite hikes in the park thus far (our 6 yr old did this loop) and I highly recommend it. But be sure to bring along adequate water and snacks!
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Double O Arch
Way back in the Devil’s Garden area of Arches National Park is the beautiful Double O Arch. This photo is looking north, after you pass through the bottom arch and climb up a small hill to look back towards the trail.
The arches are incredible. At one time this park was a mound of salt beds, which were replaced in some places with sandstone. Water eroded the salt beds, and water and wind eroded the sandstone where with just the right amount of hardness and pressure these arches remain. Since 1970, 43 arches have collapsed due to erosion with somewhere over 2000 still remaining.
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Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
Exposure: 5 exposures, merged with Photomatix - HDR
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 10.5mm
ISO Speed: 200
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