Natural Beauty of the American West - a photo on Flickriver

Immediately west of Delicate Arch, there is this natural amphitheater known as a "panhole", set in an area of sweeping mesas with rich red-to-orange colored sandstone. This view here, looking to the South, was itself worth the 1.5 mile hike up to the most famous arch in the park. Note the distant sand dunes in the upper left background. To get some idea of how immense this basin is, find the intrepid photographer in the bright teal shirt mid-left in the frame of the photo. In order to get his shot of Delicate Arch to the left of this photo, he's standing near the edge of a cliff...

Arches National Park contains the highest density of arches in the world, more than 2000 natural sandstone arches. It also features a variety of unique geological formations such as Balanced Rock, The Three Gossips and The Tower of Babel. It borders the Colorado River on the Colorado Plateau and is 4 miles north of Moab, Utah. It’s truly high desert, receiving an average of less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain annually. In spite of it’s relatively remote location the park received more than 1.6 million visitors in 2018 and the lines to get in can be long…so get there early!

Selected for FLICKR Explore August 7, 2020, # 139.

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Taken in: United States / Utah / Castle Valley (show map)

Taken on: September 20, 2018

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/8.0, 1/80 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Lens:	18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-6.3
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	GIMP 2.10.10
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