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Hiking to Delicate Arch

The hike from the Delicate Arch Trailhead at Wolfe Ranch to the arch itself is 1.5 miles (2.4km). It is not a difficult hike. The route is level from the parking lot for a while, then starts a gradual, steady climb over sandstone. Most of the route is without difficulty or worry, but the last 200 yards or so has some exposure, as it is a narrow path blasted out of the rock, with a drop-off on one side. Then you round a corner, and there it is, standing proudly at the top of a curved basin. Some shots taken with the 20mm lens are cursed with a blurry, slightly-dark area; this was caused by dirt on the rear element of the lens.

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Trailhead at Wolfe Ranch
Trailhead at Wolfe Ranch
Dots mark Delicate Arch and the trail
Dots mark Delicate Arch and the trail
Hikers on the sandstone
Hikers on the sandstone
Linear depression
Linear depression
Follow the cairns to the shadowy ridge
Follow the cairns to the shadowy ridge
Not-so-delicate steps to Delicate Arch
Not-so-delicate steps to Delicate Arch
Don't wander to the left
Don't wander to the left
End of trail
End of trail
Delicate Arch (standard view)
Delicate Arch (standard view)
Amphitheater, left side
Amphitheater, left side
Summit of tilted ridge above Delicate Arch Viewpoint
Summit of tilted ridge above Delicate Arch Viewpoint
Amphitheater, right side (with tower)
Amphitheater, right side (with tower)
Basin below Delicate Arch
Basin below Delicate Arch
View from Delicate Arch to end of trail
View from Delicate Arch to end of trail
Another explorer braves the heat to get close to the arch
Another explorer braves the heat to get close to the arch
Sandstone blobs, from base of Delicate Arch
Sandstone blobs, from base of Delicate Arch
Canyon behind the blobs (left)
Canyon behind the blobs (left)
View from behind Delicate Arch
View from behind Delicate Arch
Four archites (people)
Four archites (people)
Delicate Arch is somewhere in this scene
Delicate Arch is somewhere in this scene
Delicate Arch
Delicate Arch
Archeological bonanza: handle of a Stone-Age clothes iron discovered in Utah!
Archeological bonanza: handle of a Stone-Age clothes iron discovered in Utah!