Thursday was Day 1 of sightseeing of our trip to the canyonlands of southern UTAH and northern AZ. We began the day in beautiful Arches National Park. Our first shoot was the sunrise at Turret arch. We entered the park in nearly complete darkness, with just a hint of morning light. We setup near North Window arch and shot back toward Turret arch and waited for it to be washed in the early morning light.
After the sunrise, we walked around the Window area photographing various things before driving to Delicate Arch to scout our sunset location. We made the short but steep (0.5) hike to the upper overlook across the canyon from Delicate Arch. Then it was back into Moab for lunch and a brief nap before heading back later that day for our sunset shoot.
We arrived at the trail head a couple of hours before sunset. We hiked the 1.5 mile trail which isn't too strenuous for folks that are in shape. But for us out of shape folks carrying gear, it took a little longer than we would have liked. But we persisted and arrived just in time to setup our gear and catch our breath before the last 30 minutes of golden sunlight painted the Delicate Arch and the distant peaks of the La Sal mountains in the distant background. Totally worth the effort to get there.
The video below captures a nice summary of the day.
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