Arches National Park Photos

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:04:03

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Courthouse Towers

Photograph by Eastcott Momatiuk/Getty Images

Perched high above the Colorado River, Arches National Park is part of southern Utah's extended canyon country, carved and shaped by eons of weathering and erosion. Courthouse Towers, pictured here, is close to the park's headquarters.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:04:16

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Red Sandstone Formations

Photograph by Simon Christen, submitted to My Shot

It's hard not to find drama in the red sandstone formations that give Utah's Arches National Park its name—and its beauty. There are more natural arches here than anywhere else in the world.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:04:26

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Camping in Arches National Park

Photograph by Clifford Photography/Aurora

Camping takes on an otherworldly feel amid eons-old geological formations in Arches National Park. Free from light pollution, the park offers unrivaled views of the heavens.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:04:37

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Leafless Tree

Photograph by Whit Richardson/Getty Images

The trees and shrubs that thrive in Arches National Park despite the lack of ready water are tenacious, their roots often splitting rock in the search for nutrients.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:04:52

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Balanced Rock

Photograph by Scott Zalesny, submitted to My Shot

This classic hoodoo—an eroded column of rock—called Balanced Rock stands nearly 130 feet (40 meters) tall in Arches National Park. Edward Abbey wrote his classic Desert Solitaire after living in a trailer near here as a park ranger.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:05:05

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Delicate Arch

Photograph by Pascal Quesnel, submitted to My Shot

Standing 45 feet (14 meters) tall at its highest point, Delicate Arch frames the La Sal Mountains some 35 miles (56 kilometers) away. Over the years other names have been attached to this famous Arches National Park monument—Schoolmarm's Pants, Old Maid's Bloomers, and Cowboy Chaps.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:05:19

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Arches Hiker

Photograph by Sandy Cornell, submitted to My Shot

Arches National Park, established in 1971, is the most hospitable in spring and fall, when temperatures are ideal for hiking in the high desert. Wildflowers peak in April and May.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:05:34

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Arches National Park at Sunset

Photograph by Pete Ryan/Getty Images

Sunset turns the skies purple over Arches National Park. The land in the Utah park has a timeless, indestructible look that is misleading. More than 700,000 visitors each year threaten the fragile high desert ecosystem.

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