The Windows & Delicate Arch Arches National Park, Utah

April 23, 2021

An arch fest!

Turret Arch

The Spectacles

At the South Window

At the North Window

'Back side' of The Spectacles on the Primitive Loop

Desert Rhubarb

"It's Superman."   "It's a plane."   "No, it's a bird!"

Double Arch

It actually is "Triple Arch"

Oh, boy!  Now is the chance to share what I long have considered my second-most-favorite place — namely, the site of the most unique and precious land formation on the planet.

The Wolfe Cabin and potato cellar

Looking back at South Window

This trail is so popular now that one can be virtually overrun by visitors.

The Anthill    ⇔

An interesting place to visit just after a rain

I've seen it busier than this, however

He will have fun getting down

Frame Arch, so-named because of what one can view through it

Brenda's photo-op at Frame Arch

A beautifully engineered section of trail

Delicate Arch

They ought to put this on the Utah license plate.  Oh, wait; they already did.

A bit of editing gets rid of the humans

This guy is having a good time

Across the way is the under-appreciated Echo Arch

If you fall here, you roll in the right direction

Desert Paintbrush

The Anthill is relatively deserted now

The parking lot is barely visible

A passerby asks, "What kind of photograph is that?"  You decide.

At Wolfe Ranch

Afterwards, Eileen and I stop to visit the cute little Sand Dune Arch.

Sand Dune Arch

The kiddies love this place

ADDENDUM

Ten years ago, I hauled my best camera and a tripod up to Delicate Arch in late afternoon, then waited patiently with half a dozen other photographers for the magical moment that we knew was coming just before sundown.  This was the result, which now graces my living room wall:

[Circa 2011]   ⇔