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In The Desert   Leave a comment

Arches National Park (06/12/14) — Image by kenne

In the Desert

In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”

“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;

“But I like it
“Because it is bitter,
“And because it is my heart.”

 
— Stephen Crane 
 
 

Arches National Park   Leave a comment

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   1 comment

Delicate Arch-Archs National Park-art-72Delicate Arch, Arches National Park — Photo-Artistry by kenne

Arches

Under a moonlit sky
Stone arches tower above
Millennia in the making
Thoughts swirl through my head
Faster than the wind
Eroding my essence, like a smoothed stone
Shaping my being, sculpting my sense of self
Though the age old rocks whisper back
Only silence
For Mother Nature cares not for the trials of man
I am at the mercy of the beauty she created
Standing before me
In perfect silence

— Danny Strayer

Delicate Arch Revisited   Leave a comment

Delicate Arch-2407 blog IIIDelicate Arch in Arches National Park, June 12, 2014 — Image by kenne

I am—yet what I am none cares or knows; 
My friends forsake me like a memory lost: 
I am the self-consumer of my woes— 
They rise and vanish in oblivious host, 
Like shadows in love’s frenzied stifled throes 
And yet I am, and live—like vapours tossed 
— from “I Am” by John Clare

 

Revisiting Arches National Park Landmarks   1 comment

june-trip-d800-2445-pano-arches-nat-park-blog-iiCourthouse 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

“…only the philosophical question is perennial, not the answers.”

— Paul Tillich 

Laid-Back at Delicate Arch   Leave a comment

delicate-arch-panorama-blogLaid-Back at Delicate Arch, Arches National Park (June 12, 2014) — Panorama Image by kenne

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

— Albert Camus

June Road Trip Snapshot Droppings   Leave a comment

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.

kenne

Capturing The Moment — Canyonlands National Park   Leave a comment

Vista in Arches National Park — Image by kenne

Capturing The Moment — Arches National Park Vista   Leave a comment

Arches National Park (1 of 1)-13 blogArches National Park Vista — Image by kenne

Skyline Arch, Arches National Park   9 comments

Arches National Park (1 of 1)-10 blogSkyline Arch Panorama, Arches National Park — Images by kenne

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Sand Dune Arch — Arches National Park   4 comments

(CLICK ON ANY OF THE TILED IMAGES TO SEE A LARGER VIEW IN A SLIDESHOW FORMAT)

Sand Dune Arch, Arches National Park, Like a Sandy Beach in the Utah Desert — Images by kenne

Hidden inside walls

And very narrow entrance

Finds a sand dune arch.

— kenne

Hiking To Delicate Arch In Arches National Park   5 comments

(CLICK ON ANY OF THE TILED IMAGES TO VIEW LARGER IMAGE IN A SLIDESHOW FORMAT.)

Hiking To Delicate Arch In Arches National Park (June 12, 2014) — Images by kenne

Landscape Landmarks Panorama, Arches National Park   1 comment

Arches National Park Landmarks_Panorama1 blogCourthouse Towers, Three Gossips, Sheep Rock, Tower of Babel and The Organ Landscape Landmarks Panorama
Near the Entrance of Arches National Park — Image by kenne

Balanced Rock, Arches National Park, Moab, Utah   2 comments

Arches Panorama (1 of 1)-5 Balance Rock blog

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Arches Panorama (1 of 1)-3 Balance Rock blogBalanced Rock, Arches National Park, Moab, Utah (June 12, 2014) — Images by kenne

Located just off the main road in Arches National Park, Balanced Rock is an easy walk for a closer view.

Three Gossips Panorama, Arches National Park   4 comments

Arches Panorama (1 of 1)-2 blog Three GossipsThree Gossips Panorama, Arches National Park  (June 12, 2014) — Image by kenne

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