Moab, UT

I'm sure you have all read my lament about Mesa Arch in Moab, UT, from my blog post a couple of years back, about being there at the wrong time of year, there being too many other people around, and blah, blah, blah.... I hadn't had the chance to go back and nail the shot. So when Matt and I went to Moab, UT, for a long weekend of mountain biking in February, I couldn't help but get his ass (and mine) up before the crack of dawn to go photograph the damned arch whose beautiful photograph has eluded me for so long.

With much grumbling, we made it out, and instead of 40 tourists jockeying for position, there were about 10 normal, sane people hanging out, quite polite and careful to stay out of each others' way so we could all get a good shot. And so, I think I nailed it enough to keep me from having to go back there for a while. Here are a couple of my favorites.

Good enough for me. For now, anyway!

Of course, a trip to Moab is never actually complete without a trip out to Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. After mountain biking all day, Matt and I decided it would be an awesome idea to hike out the three miles and see what sunset looked like up there. It was COLD. Thanks to that, though, it was us and one other lone photographer, which was awesome. I snapped a few frames, and decided the wind was just NOT worth it to stay any longer, but I did get this image:

Nice to not have to Photoshop any people out of it!

That's it for now, hopefully I'll get back on track with the blogging!