Originally named “The Chaps,” however, in 1934, during a scientific expedition
through what is now Arches National Park, the research party referred to it as
“Delicate Arch.” — Image by kenne (June 12, 2014)
Delicate Arch stands alone,
wearing its red sandstone chaps,
bow-legged against the wind.
No saddle, no rider—
just sky for company
and a long trail of light
riding out west.
— kenne
Arches National Park Image by kenne
We persist in calling spirit invisible,
as though visibility were vulgar.
But what is more arrogant
than refusing incarnation?
Matter is not the enemy of meaning—
it is meaning slowed down enough to be examined.
— kenne
Standing Rock in Arches National Park — Image by kenne
Alone it rises—
a column of memory
etched by time and storm,
sandstone bones
lifted from silence.
Once part of mountain
now a sentinel—
its shadow stretched thin
on red earth,
marking the hours
with ancient patience.
Wind has carved its voice away,
but still it speaks
in shape and stillness—
a hymn to gravity,
to letting go slowly,
to standing,
even as the world
falls grain by grain.
Arches National Park — Image by kenne
Delicate Arch In Arches National Park with the La Sal Mountains in the Background — Painting by kenne
Delicate Arch is a 52-foot-tall (16 m) freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park, near Moab in
Grand County, Utah, United States. The arch is the most widely recognized landmark in Arches National Park
and is depicted on Utah license plates and a postage stamp commemorating Utah’s centennial anniversary
of admission to the Union in 1886. The Olympic torch relay for the 2002 Winter Olympics passed through the arch.
Delicate Arch is formed of Entrada Sandstone. The original sandstone fin was gradually worn away by weathering and erosion,
leaving the arch. Other arches in the park were formed the same way but, due to placement and less dramatic shape,
are not as famous. — Source: Wikipedia
Arches of Arches in Arches National Park — (06/12/14) — Image by kenne
— Ansel Adams
Delicate Arch In Arches National Park (06/12/14) Image by kenne
–from Arches National Park by Marilyn Lott
A Cavern In Arches National Park — Image by kenne
— President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Arches National Park (06/12/14) — Image by kenne
In the Desert
Arches National Park — Image by kenne
Arches National Park lies north of Moab in the state of Utah. Bordered by the Colorado River in the southeast, it’s
known as the site of more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, such as the massive, red-hued Delicate Arch in the
east. Long, thin Landscape Arch stands in Devils Garden to the north. Other geological formations include Balanced
Rock, towering over the desert landscape in the middle of the park.― Google
Delicate Arch, Arches National Park — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— Danny Strayer
Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, June 12, 2014 — Image by kenne
Courthouse Towers, Three Gossips, Sheep Rock, Tower of Babel and The Organ Landscape Landmarks Panorama
Near the Entrance of Arches National Park (June 12, 2014) — Image by kenne
— Paul Tillich
Laid-Back at Delicate Arch, Arches National Park (June 12, 2014) — Panorama Image by kenne
— Albert Camus
June Road Trip Snapshot Droppings — iPhone Images by Joy and Kenne (Click on any of the tiled images to see a larger view in a slideshow format.)
In addion to taking many photos with my Nikon cameras during our June road trip, we took photos with our iPhones, which I just remembered. Here are a few iPhone “Camera Roll” images — each has some Photoshop editing.
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