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Arch Circumnavigation, Part 1: Winter Camp Wash | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 2: Winter Camp Wash Amphitheater | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 3: Dead-End Canyon | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 4: Backside of The Canyon | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 5: "Rest Break Blob" | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 6: Trail and Arch | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 7: Basin of Delicate Arch | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 8: Return to the Parking Lot

Arch Circumnavigation, Part 2: Winter Camp Wash Amphitheater

As shown on the map, I entered the amphitheater at its southwest end, followed its southern boundary past the tower, went around the tower, and stopped at the base of the cliff below Delicate Arch. Photos were taken in April 2006.

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Route map for counterclockwise circumnavigation of Delicate Arch
Route map for counterclockwise circumnavigation of Delicate Arch		 Thar she blows!
Thar she blows!		 First view of the tower: looking southeast
First view of the tower: looking southeast		 Amphitheater wall
Amphitheater wall		 Artsy view of the arch
Artsy view of the arch
Tower view #2: looking northeast
Tower view #2: looking northeast		 Seeking enlightenment
Seeking enlightenment		 Flooding debris
Flooding debris		 Tumbleweed below airplane
Tumbleweed below airplane		 Reverse view of the tumbleweed
Reverse view of the tumbleweed
Tower view #3: looking northwest
Tower view #3: looking northwest		 Tree next to streambed
Tree next to streambed		 Tracks of the elusive Winter Camp Crocodile
Tracks of the elusive Winter Camp Crocodile		 Tower view #4: looking west-northwest
Tower view #4: looking west-northwest		 Stream bank and rock
Stream bank and rock
Tower view #5: looking west
Tower view #5: looking west		 Distant, delightful Delicate Arch (Dan Dunn, take note)
Distant, delightful Delicate Arch (Dan Dunn, take note)		 Tower view #6: looking west
Tower view #6: looking west		 Winter Camp Wash
Winter Camp Wash		 Indian paintbrush at the edge of a patch of cryptobiotic soil
Indian paintbrush at the edge of a patch of cryptobiotic soil
Petrified wood?
Petrified wood?		 Tower view #7: looking southwest
Tower view #7: looking southwest		 Life amidst the sandstone
Life amidst the sandstone		 Lines lead to the exit
Lines lead to the exit		 Looking south over Winter Camp Wash
Looking south over Winter Camp Wash
Tower view #8: looking south-southwest
Tower view #8: looking south-southwest		 Majesty above the merely mundane
Majesty above the merely mundane		 Remains of rain
Remains of rain		 Some color
Some color		 Tower view #9
Tower view #9
Look---up on the skyline: it's a bird...it's a plane...no, it's Delicate Arch!
Look---up on the skyline: it's a bird...it's a plane...no, it's Delicate Arch!		 Arch on the edge
Arch on the edge		 The work of time
The work of time		 These boulders used to be in the groove; now they are ordinary
These boulders used to be "in the groove"; now they are ordinary		 Stressed out
Stressed out
Bedrock walking route between cryptobiotic soil (at left) and boulders
Bedrock walking route between cryptobiotic soil (at left) and boulders		 Arch reigns over remnant of rains
Arch reigns over remnant of rains		 Curving drainage path
Curving drainage path		 Ornaments on a shelf
Ornaments on a shelf		 Juniper and Delicate Arch
Juniper and Delicate Arch
Becoming the rock
Becoming the rock		 A great mass of rock humbled by the power of water
A great mass of rock humbled by the power of water		 Bright blossoms of Newberry's Twinpod (Physaria newberryi)
Bright blossoms of Newberry's Twinpod (Physaria newberryi)		 Joe Tripod sunning himself at the lunch spot
Joe Tripod sunning himself at the lunch spot		 Rain puddle
Rain puddle
Tree root as sand dam
Tree root as sand dam		 Looking up from the bottom of the bowl in the amphitheater
Looking up from the bottom of the bowl in the amphitheater		 Vegetation in the bowl
Vegetation in the bowl		 Top end of the bowl
Top end of the bowl		 Final tower view from top of bowl
Final tower view from top of bowl
Final view of the amphitheater
Final view of the amphitheater

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Eldar Kadymov14-Jul-2006 14:57
Dave, we found traces of your lunch when travelled in May and hiked to arch... Coyotes were very dissapointed by content of it and left all untouched :-)...
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