1997/08/10

Utah

Days 12, 13

We have now arrived in the deserts of southeastern Utah. This will be a brief venture into the low-lying basin where the temperatures are high and water is scarce. Our destination here is Arches National Park and a few other parks in the area.

Arches Nat’l Park

Delicate Arch View

Yuri with a view of Delicate Arch — Yuri with a view of Delicate Arch.

Delicate Arch view in Arches National Park — Delicate Arch view in Arches National Park.

Green soil layer along the road to Delicate Arch — Green soil layer along the road to Delicate Arch.

The wash between sandstone ridges — The wash between sandstone ridges.

Park road views

Park Place in Arches National Park has a satisfying framing. — Park Place in Arches National Park has a satisfying framing for composition.

Balanced Rock in Arches — Balanced Rock in Arches.

Three Gossips — Three Gossips.

Balanced Rock — Balanced Rock.

Windows Section

Arches and future arches — Arches and future arches.

Windows section in Arches Park — Windows section in Arches Park.

View looking out from the Double Arch — View looking out from the Double Arch.

Yuri sitting inside one of the openings of the Double Arch — Yuri sitting inside one of the openings of the Double Arch.

Double Arch and Yuri — Double Arch and Yuri.

Me in front of the Double Arch — Me in front of the Double Arch.

Camp Along the Colorado

Sunrise at our campground — Sunrise at our campground.

Utah Route 128 outside Moab — Utah Route 128 outside Moab.

Colorado River, with the southern border of Arches Park across the river — Colorado River, with the southern border of Arches Park across the river.

The road along the Colorado River near our camp — The road along the Colorado River near our camp.

Sandstone wall along Urah Route 128 — Sandstone wall along Urah Route 128.

Fisher Towers as seen from Utah Route 128 — Fisher Towers as seen from Utah Route 128.

Dead Horse Point

A thunderstorm approaches Dead Horse Point overlooking the canyons cut by the Colorado River.

Meander Overlook at Dead Horse Point — Meander Overlook at Dead Horse Point.

Panorama east and south of Dead Horse Point — Panorama east and south of Dead Horse Point.

Wide panorama from Dead Horse Point — Wide panorama from Dead Horse Point.

At the edge of a 2,000-foot drop canyon wall — At the edge of a 2,000-foot drop canyon wall.

Me at the Dead Horse overlook — Me at the Dead Horse overlook.

Yuri at the Dead Horse overlook — Yuri at the Dead Horse overlook.

Yuri on the overhanging rock at Dead Horse — Yuri on the overhanging rock at Dead Horse.