Revenki's photos

Below the Arch

Below the Arch

23 May 2008 75
The deep canyon behind Delicate Arch, with what I think are the La Sal mountains in the distance.
Conning Tower

Conning Tower

23 May 2008 104
A fin below Delicate Arch. The light band at the base of the distant slopes was actually a bright verdigris color, apparently containing some weathered copper compounds.
Delicate Arch

Delicate Arch

23 May 2008 97
Oblique view, showing just how narrow and precarious it is.
Delicate Arch

Delicate Arch

23 May 2008 55
Delicate Arch

Delicate Arch

23 May 2008 72
It's probably not as delicate as the name suggests. Note for scale the people on the left.
Ooooooze

Ooooooze

23 May 2008 87
Dissolved rock, resolidifying in an icicle formation below the trail to Delicate Arch.
Swirls and Arches

Swirls and Arches

23 May 2008 84
Rocks near Delicate Arch, showing strange swirl patterns from sedimentary layering and cross-layer weathering.
Cactus Flower

Cactus Flower

23 May 2008 72
The rain seems to have brought out the cactus flowers. They were everywhere in the park.
Windows

Windows

23 May 2008 75
The Windows Arches from the back side
Window

Window

23 May 2008 79
One of the Window Arches
Alignment

Alignment

23 May 2008 81
Two large boulders and one of the Windows arches
Turret Arch

Turret Arch

23 May 2008 69
So named not because of the arch, but because of the needle to the left, which resembles a turret on a victorian house.
Melted

Melted

23 May 2008 72
A weathered needle, up close.
Windows

Windows

23 May 2008 75
From the front side, near Turret Arch.
Almost an Arch

Almost an Arch

23 May 2008 65
An arch forming in the same cliffs as the Windows Arches.
Mount Futuramamore

Mount Futuramamore

23 May 2008 74
Kif Kroker, immortalized in stone.
Cthulhu Fhtagn

Cthulhu Fhtagn

23 May 2008 73
Not sure why, but I looked at this rock and immediately thought "Cthulhu".
Balanced Rock

Balanced Rock

23 May 2008 74
This thing is not long for the world.
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