Mesa arch in Canyonlands National Park at sunrise

Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Aglow

Mesa Arch is a pothole arch on the eastern edge of the Island in the Sky mesa, and it is the busiest photo location I have ever stood in. We got there hours before sunrise to be sure of an unobstructed view. By the time dawn broke there were more than a hundred people packed around an arch that isn’t very big.

I wouldn’t do it again — I’d rather have the quiet, and the time to actually look at what I’m photographing — but I’m glad I did it once. When the sun clears the mountains it comes in underneath the arch and lights the whole underside of it from below.

Nikon D7200 · Tamron 10-24mm · 10mm · f/20 · 1/40 sec · ISO 100

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