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Arches National Park in B & W
On our trip back from Denver, we were able to take a day to visit the Arches National Park. In the past, we have visited all the other National and
State Parks in that area, but we somehow missed this one. In these ever changing wonderful rock gardens, I always tend to see images from the beyond
and the now. Thank you for looking.
The gods from beyond
The Pharoh on top of one of the Mayan Gods
WE come in Peace
Monkey Man backed with Fish Lips
The giant protective bird
Those human aliens
Survival
And just because the rocks are so beautiful
Thank you for your indulgence.
While we often avoid interstates, highway 70 form Salina Utah to Green Rver is one of the most beautiful drives anywhere.
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A nice study in black and white! I like it, because as spectacular as the colors are in those parks, it sometimes camouflages the texture and detail
of the rocks themselves.
Thanks for sharing, and good job!
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Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  | A nice study in black and white! I like it, because as spectacular as the colors are in those parks, it sometimes camouflages the texture and detail
of the rocks themselves.
Thanks for sharing, and good job! |
Thanks and thanks for seeing the other side.
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WOW, thanks for sharing. GREAT photos.
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Wonderful nostalgia! Your black and white images capture a very special ghostly appearance rarely noticed, wonderfully crafted. And as I'm sure you
found, the light changes every hour to expose a different feature or color.
When you mentioned the I-70 corridor from Salina to Green River, the first half through the Manti-Lasal Mountains is gorgeous, and the eastern leg
through the San Rafael Swell is my old back yard. Friends and I would go into the area and spend a week at a time, just concentrating on one
'section' of the Swell. Dozens and dozens of trips there, backpacking, 4-wheeling, boating, and still many parts I haven't seen yet.
There are some of the most remote and wild areas on earth there; from the depths of the center of the Swell until you exit on either end, you traverse
over 200 million years of exposed geology, a rock-hounder's paradise. Cowboy and outlaw history, old mining camps from the uranium boom of the late
'40s and '50s, rock art going back a minimum of 2,000 years, thousand-foot-deep canyon overlooks... truly a desert paradise. Summer temps over 110,
winters below zero.
I've been blessed to boat the Muddy River down through the 'Narrows' 4 times.... a canyon so narrow and deep the sun has never shown in the bottom of
it, and log jams crammed into the walls... 40 feet above your head.
Thanks for the memories. What a magical world.
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Great shots. Almost looks Lunar....Thanks
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The B& W pics certainly capture the magic. I have been there many times and it is always majestic . Thanks for the great pics.
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Love your comments below each picture, Diana, and I am still laughing. (-:
Arches is certainly one of the crown jewels of the National Park Service and most visitors only scratch the surface due to limited vehicle access.
One can easily spend many days there, just poking around on foot. We love that place!!! We normally camp in one of the many BLM campgrounds right
along the Colorado River, a short distance away. Fun, fun, for sure.
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Arches is such a gem in a region filled with eye popping scenery. An ideal subject for B&W processing too. Very nice shots Diane.
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I really appreciate all the comments!
Thank you glad you enjoyed them. 
| Quote: Originally posted by bajabuddha | Wonderful nostalgia! Your black and white images capture a very special ghostly appearance rarely noticed, wonderfully crafted. And as I'm sure you
found, the light changes every hour to expose a different feature or color.
When you mentioned the I-70 corridor from Salina to Green River, the first half through the Manti-Lasal Mountains is gorgeous, and the eastern leg
through the San Rafael Swell is my old back yard. Friends and I would go into the area and spend a week at a time, just concentrating on one
'section' of the Swell. Dozens and dozens of trips there, backpacking, 4-wheeling, boating, and still many parts I haven't seen yet.
There are some of the most remote and wild areas on earth there; from the depths of the center of the Swell until you exit on either end, you traverse
over 200 million years of exposed geology, a rock-hounder's paradise. Cowboy and outlaw history, old mining camps from the uranium boom of the late
'40s and '50s, rock art going back a minimum of 2,000 years, thousand-foot-deep canyon overlooks... truly a desert paradise. Summer temps over 110,
winters below zero.
I've been blessed to boat the Muddy River down through the 'Narrows' 4 times.... a canyon so narrow and deep the sun has never shown in the bottom of
it, and log jams crammed into the walls... 40 feet above your head.
Thanks for the memories. What a magical world. |
Thanks for the compliment --- it is a place I hope to spend more time at --- as you say, the light changes quickly. Also, we plan on spending more
time exploring more of the surrounding area; as you say, it is a magical place.
Thanks --- lunar always comes to my mind in these places.
Thank you --- I did hope to capture a bit of the magic and majesty.
| Quote: Originally posted by Barry A. | Love your comments below each picture, Diana, and I am still laughing. (-:
Arches is certainly one of the crown jewels of the National Park Service and most visitors only scratch the surface due to limited vehicle access.
One can easily spend many days there, just poking around on foot. We love that place!!! We normally camp in one of the many BLM campgrounds right
along the Colorado River, a short distance away. Fun, fun, for sure.
Barry |
I am glad you enjoyed the comments. I always see something in rock formations and sometimes John just says I need a shrink.
Also took some pictures of some pictographs near by and learned where there are more for next time. So much to explore!
Thanks Ken. We really need to be there when we have more time --- soon. I processed these in a few different B & W modes and still working on
them.
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A CANYONLANDS SUGGESTION:
This is what I call "The Cat Stevens Boogie".
If you ever get a chance to camp in Standing Up Country on a full-moon night, try to be close to a north-south escarpment wall, so when the moon rises
there will be a 'moon shadow' to your west with a definitive shadow line. As it advances towards you, try to run out and stand on the shadow line;
you'll find the penumbra is quite opaque and not 'definitive' at all...... and just when you think you're on the line, it's 50' to your east. Hurry
and try to find it again....... hence, "Leaping and hopping on a moon shadow...... moon shadow, moon shadow".
Plus, with telephoto, moon structures on canyon rims make for great shots, especially with a gnarly old Juniper in the scene.
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Thanks. Great photos and memories for us, too, Diana. We put that unique Natl Park on our travel stops during the annual migration from Up North to
Baja.
One trip was in 1988 when we were visiting that area and there was a film crew there for the movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. We had lunch
at a cafe whose owner said he's lost count of the number of movies made in this scenic area...so it also must be a favorite among Hollywood
directors.
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The hike to Delicate Arch is always fun.
My favorite mtb trail anywhere, is Porcupine Rim in Moab.
Red dirt on your mountain bike, truck, dirt bike, shoes, clothes, means you're having fun.
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Bajabudda, that sounds really great and a lot of fun, and I love your name for it! 
Roger, thanks and just like our local Alabama Hills, I know I have seen this area in films. Just so beautiful and lots of places to be isolated.
StuckSucks,
We didn't do the Delicate Arch trail as it was too warm to leave the dog in the car for that long. It was quite warm and the sun was intense. So, we
just saw it from a distance. Then a storm hit the day after we left!
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Diane,
I was trying to solve the 'fish lips' enigma when another one appeared.
What is the barely visible square black patch on the sky just to the left of the featured rock? Initially I thought it was screen glare, but it moves
up and down with the image when I scroll.
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Igor,
That is something photobucket added and I did not see it --- not looking close enough. It is not on my copy or the one I put on facebook. I guess I
should go back and reload it and see if it clears up. 
I really dislike photobucket as I think it degrades pictures in many ways, but this is a first! I can't wait until there is new software here that
will accept the photos direct from the computer in a decent size.
Now, about fish lips --- here is what I see. On the left is Monkey Man looking toward the rock, and the back of his head is attached to the back of
Fish Lips -- that is what I named him because to me, he looks like an underwater creature with fish lips. John says I am crazy.
Thanks for telling me about this. I really did not look at the pictures after I posted them.
On edit --- Igor, I have tried a couple of times to upload that picture to photobucket and the same thing shows up! I really wonder why. ????
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Sorry I'm late to this thread, but it was so cool I had to comment. Was at Arches last summer for the first time--and it became my new favorite place
(next to Baja, of course). I never thought of black and white photos . . . what a beautiful idea. I was too busy being stunned by the color around
me. We went in at sundown and watched night fall over the desert.
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Thanks much ... and your correct on "that" drive ... 
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| Quote: Originally posted by güéribo | Sorry I'm late to this thread, but it was so cool I had to comment. Was at Arches last summer for the first time--and it became my new favorite place
(next to Baja, of course). I never thought of black and white photos . . . what a beautiful idea. I was too busy being stunned by the color around
me. We went in at sundown and watched night fall over the desert.
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Thanks and thanks for the beautiful picture. Next time we go back we hope to camp so we can be there early and late. This time we were running from
an approaching storm and had to get home! :-) It is a place to be visited over and over.
Thank you --- we need to take several days to do that drive ---lots of places to see and it is so beautiful.
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I'm not much of a photographer--you can see my shadow ruining the photo!
We were there in August--so we hiked early and late to avoid the hottest part of the day. I know there is a lot to see in the surrounding area, but I
could go back to just Arches again and again and never grow tired of it.
Has anyone done the "fiery furnace" (guided) hike? We dropped in on standby, but the spots were full.
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