One day after my previous post, the full Cold Moon rises through the South Window into the gathering clouds of the blue hour in Arches National Park. To make this image, I stood directly under Turret Arch. This was actually completely unplanned, as I had not intended being here again after shooting the sunrise on Turret Arch earlier that morning. The extended family and I had spent most of the day spinning around the fins and complexities of the Fiery Furnace, practicing the virtue of retracing one's steps. As we were heading back to Moab at dusk, my 6 year-old asked if we could stop somewhere and see an arch. Being in the right place for arches, I obliged, and most of us trundled out to Turret Arch to allow a hands-on inspection of an arch before day's close. As we stood there looking up, my brother tapped me on the shoulder and told me to look behind me at this. Not the most spectacular image, but a pleasant surprise nonetheless.
Part III to follow...
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