Arches National Park

150 Pictures: 1-20 , 20-40 , 40-60 , 60-80 , 80-100 , 100-120 , 120-140 , 140-150

Entrance to Arches (09/28/2004) Entrance to Arches National Park

Road into Arches (09/28/2004) The Road into Arches crosses through the many layers of sandstone layers that form the National Park.

Moab Valley (09/28/2004) Looking south from the road into Arches National Park toward Moab.

Arches National Park (09/28/2004) The entrance to Arches National Park. You can see Highway 191 headed toward Crescent Junction.

Arches National Park (09/28/2004)

Unassuming Buildings (09/28/2004) Two unassuming buildings mark the entrance to the Devil's Garden Trail. I suspect that the buildings contain something wicked.

Devil s Garden Trailhead (09/28/2004) The Devil's Garden Trailhead in Arches National Park.

Devil s Slide (09/28/2004) A diversion from the Devil's Garden Trail.

Pine (09/28/2004) Pine tree in the Devil's Garden trail.

Entrada Sandstone (09/28/2004) The arches are in the Entrada Sandstone...which is a relatively new layer of Sandstone. The sandstone molds into numerous interesting shapes.

Entrada Sandstone (09/28/2004) The Devil's Garden trail winds through various Entrada sandstone formations.

Entrada Towers (09/28/2004) A few of the interesting Entrada Sandstone formations on the Devil's trail in Arches National Park

Entrada Sandstone (09/28/2004) Entrada Sandstone in Arches National Park.

Sandstone Cliffs (09/28/2004) Cliffs of Entrada Sandstone near the Devil's Garden Trail in Arches National Park.

Devil s Garden Trail (09/28/2004) Hikers on the Devil's Garden Trail.

Pine Tree Arch (09/28/2004) Pine Tree Arch on the Devil's Garden Trail in Arches National Park.

Pine Tree Arch (09/28/2004) Pine Tree Arch in Arches National Park.

Entrada Fortress (09/28/2004) A distant fortress of sandstone in the Devil's Garden section of Arches National Park.

Sandtone Formation (09/28/2004) A sand stone outcropping in the Devil's Garden.

150 Pictures: 1-20 , 20-40 , 40-60 , 60-80 , 80-100 , 100-120 , 120-140 , 140-150

Arches National Park

Arches National Park in South Eastern Utah is a photographer's paradise. Everywhere you turn you will find new and wonderous formations. The subtle lighting of the desert and changing of the seasons guarantee that each trip through the park will provide new insight and photo opportunities. A true photographer could spend a life time examining the light in this small paradise.

Here I present a quick walk through the Park, and I encourage anyone wishing to undertand the desert to stop in Moab and to spend at least one day exploring Arches National Park.

Context: Desert

Devils Garden (60 pictures) The Devils Garden Trail is a popular hike in Arches National Park.

Moab, Utah (137 pictures) Moab is just south of Arches National Park on Highway 191. If you plan on visiting Arches, you should plan a stay in this desert oasis.

Colorado River (84 pictures) Arches National Park is just north of the Colorado River. The Colorado River plays a fundamental role in the erosion process which exposed the park.

Grand Junction, Colorado (95 pictures) Grand Junction is the closest metropolitan area to Arches.

Negro Bill's Canyon (14 pictures) Negro Bill's Canyon is south of Arches National Park (across the Colorado River). The trail goes through terrain similar to Arches.

Sevenmile Canyon (31 pictures) Sevenmile Canyon is due West of Arches (on the road to Canyonlands and Dead Horse Point).

Corona Arch Trail (31 pictures) The Corona Arch Trail (down the Colorado River) features several arches in the Navajo Sandstone layer.