Arches National Park

Today we are near Moab, Utah in Arches National Park. For those scoring at home, these images were captured July 18 and 19. The park's lowest elevation is just above 4000 feet. It is the home to over 2000 natural sandstone arches and other wondrous ... wonders.

Here's one now. The Balanced Rock. It's the size of three school buses. I'm assuming the long ones, not the short. 43 rock formations in the park have collapsed since 1970. This one has been holding steady for the past couple thousand years. But according to the National Park Service, the faster eroding Dewey Bridge will eventually cause the rock to topple.



Here's another look ...



The Double Arch was used as the backdrop to the first scene of an Indiana Jones movies. It is also the rare arch, according to Wikipedia, that was formed by water erosion from above rather than more typical erosion from the side.



Hey Look! It's the Schoolmarm's Bloomers! No, no ... it's the Cowboys Chaps! Indeed it is those things, and the unofficial Utah state symbol. The Delicate Arch. Gotta tilt your head a little on this one ...



Remember those dreary highway shots from Chicago many posts ago? This is what a road shot should look like.



Last arch. Don't know the name of this one, but these are some cool shots.



Love the composition. You get drawn right down the path and through the arch.



We are going to finish our Arches National Park tour with one of the Courthouse Towers. This is the Tower of Babel. Amazing, in any language.



I believe this is the penultimate post. See you next time to tie up the loose ends.