USA En Route to Broken Arch

Arches National Park is home to more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches. In addition to arches, the monoliths, fins, hoodoos, and petrified sand dunes are subjects of endless photo compositions. I like the contrast of the bright orange sandstone fins with the snow.

The park is a great place for photography year round but at the height of the tourist season (summer months) park officials frequently close the gates at different times of the day due to crowd saturation. We prefer early spring, fall, or winter. I like early to mid morning or late afternoon/early evening at Arches NP but on this day the clouds made all day good for photography.

From the park entrance, drive 16 miles up Arches Scenic Drive to the Sand Dune Arch parking lot. Follow the trail toward Sand Dune Arch. It’s worth visiting the arch before continuing northeastward toward “Broken Arch”. The trail to Broken Arch leads toward and then along a long stretch of sandstone fins, the subject of this photo.