Arches - I
Nov 19, 2018 18:29:08 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I found the hike to Delicate Arch much easier than expected. But it was cold and VERY windy at the top. Arches is so beautiful.
Thanks for looking. We found that hike to the viewpoint to see the Arch from below was easy, but the hike to the top next to the Arch took about 2 hours, most of which was up.
Nov 19, 2018 18:46:51 #
UTMike wrote:
Thanks for looking. We found that hike to the viewpoint to see the Arch from below was easy, but the hike to the top next to the Arch took about 2 hours, most of which was up.
Yes, it's up, but not a steep up and the footing is good.
Nov 19, 2018 21:43:48 #
Nov 19, 2018 23:14:11 #
KTJohnson wrote:
Nice work, Mike! Thanks for the tour.
Thanks for looking, KT.
Nov 20, 2018 00:08:15 #
Nov 20, 2018 09:40:32 #
tbell7D wrote:
Fabulous set of images. Downloads look great. 
Thank you for your generous comments.
Nov 20, 2018 10:47:48 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
Very fine images, Mike. (Though I confess to being biased...) What I find equally intriguing, though, is that while you were visiting Arches --and for that matter, while you were visiting the other parks on your trip--, it wasn't gray and nasty and raining like the weeks previous and the week afterward. Is the sunshine you brought something you just naturally do, or is it a skill you've taken the time to perfect over the years?
Nov 20, 2018 11:25:21 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
UTMike wrote:
Thanks for looking. We found that hike to the viewpoint to see the Arch from below was easy, but the hike to the top next to the Arch took about 2 hours, most of which was up.
A fun fact for you, Mike: The hike to Delicate Arch is 1.5 miles long. The hike from Delicate Arch back to the parking lot is a lot further. As well, one gains 480 feet of elevation over the course of hiking up to the arch, and mysteriously, roughly double that elevation is gained while returning to the vehicle. Or so say some who've hiked to Delicate Arch and back.
Nov 20, 2018 16:13:36 #
Cany143 wrote:
Very fine images, Mike. (Though I confess to being biased...) What I find equally intriguing, though, is that while you were visiting Arches --and for that matter, while you were visiting the other parks on your trip--, it wasn't gray and nasty and raining like the weeks previous and the week afterward. Is the sunshine you brought something you just naturally do, or is it a skill you've taken the time to perfect over the years?
Being lucky is better than being good because it works all the time.
Nov 20, 2018 16:14:28 #
Cany143 wrote:
A fun fact for you, Mike: The hike to Delicate Arch is 1.5 miles long. The hike from Delicate Arch back to the parking lot is a lot further. As well, one gains 480 feet of elevation over the course of hiking up to the arch, and mysteriously, roughly double that elevation is gained while returning to the vehicle. Or so say some who've hiked to Delicate Arch and back.
There you go, Jim, letting facts get in the way of a good story.
Nov 21, 2018 17:39:52 #
Nov 21, 2018 18:47:08 #
pedro1 wrote:
Great shots
Thank you, Pete. All daylight I am afraid - lol.
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