I got there well before dawn to scout around and slowly realized that to get to the spot where you can see Turret Arch thru the North Window, you had to crawl over a huge boulder that had a good 30 foot drop on three sides. But what was surprising was that it isn’t an easy shot to get. I found the view to be amazing…which wasn’t surprising…that’s why everyone wants the shot. Turret Arch viewed thru the North Window at sunrise. My goal was a sunrise shot that has been done so many times it is almost considered trite: Turret Arch framed by the arch in the North Window. I started my first morning at Moab by making the short drive to Arches National Park. Don’t expect a quiet, solitary experience…but the view is worth every crowded, tripod-packed, wall-to-wall photographer minute. Mesa Arch is as incredible as you’ve heard. It was closed to the public in the fall of 2018 because of vandalism and it is anyone’s guess when/if it will reopen. An icon…and with good reason! To read a previous blog with photo tips about Delicate Arch, click here! I’m glad I got to photograph False Kiva during my trip in 2013 because I may never get the chance again. My favorite image from my 2013 visit: Delicate Arch in Arches National Park at sunset. I intended to better address that opportunity this time. Although I was ecstatic with the images I came home with (see the next three shots), I was painfully aware that I had failed to fully explore the area’s photographic potential. That visit was spent running around like a maniac photographing the highlights, especially Delicate Arch, False Mesa and Mesa Arch. I had visited once before back in 2013, but I only had a couple days to cover nearby National Parks (Arches and Canyonlands). Earlier this year I spent the better part of week photographing the area around Moab, Utah.
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