A trip to the Colorado Plateau would not be complete without a stop at Arches National Park in Utah. Arches has the densest concentration of natural arches in the world. There are over 2,000 arches in the park. We’ve been fortunate to camp and hike in Arches four times over the years. Usually in early springtime.
Wind, moisture, and freezing/thawing have worn holes in the sandstone fins creating arches.
Landscape Arch is the longest natural arch in North America with a 306 foot opening. Landscape Arch is about a 3 km hike and has the sunrise on it.
The first time I tried to photograph it I left too late and met photographers coming back and although they didn’t say a word, I knew I missed the opportunity. The next morning, I was on the trail before sunrise hiking with a photographer from Tennessee. About half way in I said I didn’t think we were going to make the sunrise and we both took off running with all our gear across the barren rock passing wild mules and scattering jack rabbits.
We made it in time and smiled all the way back to the trailhead, passing rookie photographers heading the other way.
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