One of the most inconvenient things about taking pictures in popular National Parks is ... all the other people! While in most instances, it was impossible to avoid other arch-lookers, I did manage to get a few clean shots by biding my time, getting low to the ground, or otherwise contorting myself. Luckily, Arches NP was the only heavily populated park we visited on this trip.
What you fail to see in this picture is the four or five gentlemen who kindly jammed themselves behind the column to the right, without my asking. It was especially nice of them because it's steep on the other side!
The Park Service has given a name to those folks inconsiderate enough to set up camp below a famous vista:
Browns along the Pennsylvania Turnpike last month, on our return trip from Dayton (same trip as the Cloud post ... I was entertaining myself taking pictures out of the window).
Greens in Arches National Park last May, a desert wonderland. I took the pictures because, in each case, different shades of one particular color caught my eye. I'm also trying to pair pictures up, and I'll have a few more sets for you all here shortly :)
