Critique Welcomed Vultee Arch Trail

[Chris Dodkin]

We went off-road yesterday, (labor day holiday in the US), and took the Vultee Arch Trail out into red-rock country, North of Sedona AZ.

It's called a trail - but really it's just a boulder field that resets your spine a thousand times as you bounce over it!

At the end of the 4x4 accessible trail is the trailhead for a hike - dominated by this huge Limestone bluff.

Further towards Sedona, the landscape has more of the Red Rock in it, and the trail is red as well - now I know what the Mars Rover feels like!

Here's a panoramic that gives you a better feel for the landscape

You can see some tall blooms from Agave Plants to the left of the image

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[Beth Carter]

#2 is my favorite, it looks like a car ad from a magazine. the pano is pretty awesome too, but it doesn't do the height of that agave bloom justice. those things are massive.

 

[Brian Moore]

Nice shots, Chris. Looks like you're shooting Velvia again. Can't blame you, but I hope you leave some for me!

 

[Pete Askew]

Impressive stuff Chris and wonderful colours. Funny though that the photos seem to stop at the end of the 4x4 accessible bit!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Thanks everyone

Beth - I took some shots of the blooms close up, but wasn't happy when I reviewed them initially

Brian - hoping my virtual Velvia outlasts Kodak!

Pete - that's because we turned around at that point and drove back!!

 

[Pete Askew]

Very wise. You did get out though didn't you!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Yes Pete - we were out of the car long enough to be bitten several times each by gnats - a lovely greeting!

 

[Pete Askew]

Ah, the dangers of the wild. Some of our members risk bears to get their shots, others...

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I know Pete - I sacrifice for the art...