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Arches National Park (Sunset)

Arches National Park (Sunset)

We traveled quickly from Capitol Reef to catch sunset at Arches National Park.

All of southern Utah is spectacular but scenery from Arches made it onto the Utah licence plate. Arches is second only to Bryce in my estimation.

It has the largest collection of natural arches and bridges, but this is not all. There are tons of other interesting scenic formations and a marvelous landscape. Canyonlands National Park is also right next door, along with the town of Moab, home to the famous slickrock trail and crazy mountain bikers. The bikers will ride along narrow cliff edges and over bare, steep rock. The bike footage in the IMAX movie "Everest" was filmed in this region.

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One of my favourite all-time shots. Here we see spires at arches with a lightning storm behind them. Above the storm is clear skies and you can see the stars of Sagittarius clearly above them. In the time exposure, the rocks are lit by the twilight. The sort of shot only film can get.

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A before shot to contrast with the next one...

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The windows, in twilight, time exposure

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The sun sets on the windows section

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Sunset with storm rolling in

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Sheer red cliffs

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Park Avenue in last rays of sun

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Night silhouette

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Park Avenue at sunset

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Balanced rock twilit

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Shadows on the wall

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Balanced rock after sunset, time exposure

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Sunset at Arches

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More balanced rock

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Lovely shot of balanced rock against twilight

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Storm comes in behind the Windows

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The Garden of Eden

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Outline of the three penguins against twilit sky

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The moon rises by Harn Rock

Utah/Colorado Tour Index
Nevada | Zion | Grand Canyon North Rim | Lake Powell | Bryce Canyon
Capitol Reef | Arches National Park (Sunset) | Arches in the Morning
Moab and Canyonlands | Colorado - San Juan Mountains | Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Colorado - Monarch Pass