SmugMug > keywords > grand staircase > Grosvenor Arch is a unique sandstone double arch located in southern Utah.  The massive sandstone formation stands 152 feet high and spans 92 feet.
SmugMug > keywords > grand staircase > ©  Reg Keele
SmugMug > keywords > grand staircase > Mother Nature's Grafitti
August 2008
My favorite shot from Yellow Rock.
SmugMug > keywords > grand staircase > This is my favorite shot from Yellow Rock.  The sun had just set but there was still a little but of light on the distant cliffs.  The soft light on the beautiful textures and colors in the rock made everything come to life.  This was shot with a neutral density filter to balance the exposure.
SmugMug > keywords > grand staircase > Sunset Arch at sunset. Grand Staircase, Utah. This is not like the arches you find around Moab. This one has no official parking area/ trail head and no real trail. You drive until you see the arch in the distance, pull over and trek out into the desert for a mile until you reach the arch. All the while hoping you took good bearings when you left your vehicle because the arch is out of sight for most of the hike down to it. The best light happens early here as the sun falls below the straight cliffs to the west well before sunset. This light is reflected from the clouds rolling in from the west. The arch and sky seemed to take on a "glow" at dusk that lasted about thirty minutes allowing plenty of time to shoot many different angles of the arch and the sea of petrified sand dunes surrounding it.
SmugMug > keywords > grand staircase > Colorful bands go the opposite direction as the textures in the rock itself.
SmugMug > keywords > grand staircase > At the southern end of Yellow Rock, this Stupa is located and really stands out against the rest of the quilt-textured rocks.
SmugMug > keywords > grand staircase > Drawing Outside the Lines:  Yellow Rock
June 2008
I must say that Yellow Rock is one of the better finds in the southwest.  It's incredibly scenic but not really well known.  I've not seen many photos from this location.  The lines and colors lead to creative moments.
SmugMug > keywords > grand staircase > Yellow rock colors.
Grosvenor Arch is a unique sandstone double arch located in southern Utah. The massive sandstone formation stands 152 feet high and spans 92 feet.
 > Grosvenor Arch is a unique sandstone double arch located in southern Utah.  The massive sandstone formation stands 152 feet high and spans 92 feet.
Grosvenor Arch is a unique sandstone double arch located in southern Utah. The massive sandstone formation stands 152 feet high and spans 92 feet.
Photo by: Scott Prokop • see photo in gallery

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