Winter in Arches and Canyonlands

[IntrepidXJ]

Guess I forgot to post up some pictures from our little trip to Arches and Canyonlands Island in the Sky district the weekend after Xmas here. It's not any difficult hiking, but I like checking out the more popular tourist destinations in the winter when there are a lot less people around. Plus. I really like the snow in the photos :)

Landscape Arch
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On my way to Tunnel Arch
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Tunnel Arch
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Pine Tree Arch
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[IntrepidXJ]

Skyline Arch
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View of me through Sand Dune Arch
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Sand Dune Arch
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The Windows
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South Window
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Turret Arch
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Double Arch
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Stopped for a photo of Balance Rock
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On our way out of the park, we stopped at the La Sal Mountain viewpoint for these two photos

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[IntrepidXJ]

Mesa Arch

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La Sal Mountains from Grand View Point

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Green River Overlook

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[abirken]

Beautiful photos! This has completely intrigued me and now I think I may need to check out Moab in the Winter. I've only been in Spring and Fall. You guys in GJ are so close that it's an easy drive. I am over in Glenwood so it tacks on an extra hour but oh so worth it! Once again.......sweet pics! :2thumbs:

[IntrepidXJ]

Beautiful photos! This has completely intrigued me and now I think I may need to check out Moab in the Winter. I've only been in Spring and Fall. You guys in GJ are so close that it's an easy drive. I am over in Glenwood so it tacks on an extra hour but oh so worth it! Once again.......sweet pics! :2thumbs:

Thanks :) I love Moab in the winter....it's well worth the trip. Here's a few pics from last winter

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[accadacca]

Yep, very cool to see in the snow. :2thumbs:

[Bad Karma]

Sweet pics! :2thumbs:

A different place in the winter...less crowds too

[asdf]

We made a trip out there last February and it was awesome. Everywhere we went we were pretty much alone, it was a great change of pace form the normal moab mobs. So nice in fact that we have already made plans for a winter trip down this year.

Your photos turned out great. What are you doing for your post processing?

[IntrepidXJ]

Your photos turned out great. What are you doing for your post processing?

A number of the photos are HDR that I ran through Photomatix, but other than the HDR shots, I didn't do anything

[Cirrus2000]

Really nice! Thanks for those. Yep, I gotta get there in winter sometime. (Mutter mutter!)

[CrazyFinn]

Awesome, just awesome. Just want to go!