Packed and Ready to Go

2008 Arches

Folder: Travel Stuff
A rainy afternoon at Arches National Park, Utah, May 23, 2008
Packed and Ready to Go

Packed and Ready to Go

22 May 2008 87
Throw in a mountain bike and you've got my gear. A bit much for three days of car camping, I think. Compare to this photo of what I packed for two weeks of travel in Europe.
Storm Coming

Storm Coming

23 May 2008 54
From I-70 just before the Moab turnoff. This isn't looking good...
Storm Coming

Storm Coming

23 May 2008 62
From I-70 near the turnoff to Moab.
Simply Red

Simply Red

23 May 2008 61
Cliffs north of Moab after a torrential rain. The picture doesn't adequately convey just how deep red the cliffs appeared -- as if someone had pourd blood over the rock.
Park Avenue

Park Avenue

23 May 2008 47
Park Avenue

Park Avenue

23 May 2008 58
Park Avenue

Park Avenue

23 May 2008 53
Park Avenue

Park Avenue

23 May 2008 71
Notice the alien head and the corndog formations on the left...
Park Avenue

Park Avenue

23 May 2008 78
Wide angle shot of the Park Avenue canyon near Courthouse Towers
Three Gossips

Three Gossips

23 May 2008 82
Hard to tell from this angle, but this formation has a very "Argonath"-like feel to it.
Fin

Fin

23 May 2008 93
Near the Petrified Dunes turnoff.
Storm Landscape

Storm Landscape

23 May 2008 55
The Windows

The Windows

23 May 2008 67
As seen from the Petrified Sand Dunes turnoff. The Windows (both from a distance and from up-close) had a strange quality to them, like the ruins of an incomprehensibly ancient alien city.
Sentinel

Sentinel

23 May 2008 98
A lone, isolated needle, with the La Sal mountains in the background
Needles and Mountains

Needles and Mountains

23 May 2008 56
Balanced Rock

Balanced Rock

23 May 2008 70
This thing is not long for the world.
Cthulhu Fhtagn

Cthulhu Fhtagn

23 May 2008 70
Not sure why, but I looked at this rock and immediately thought "Cthulhu".
Mount Futuramamore

Mount Futuramamore

23 May 2008 71
Kif Kroker, immortalized in stone.
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