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| VLA/Pie Town: | [Day 1] | Tue May 10 | Drive day | Drive day · 7 videos |
| [Day 2] | Wed May 11 | The Very Large Array and Pie Town, NM; on to Grand Canyon Village | The Very Large Array and Pie Town, NM; on to Grand Canyon Village · 38 videos | |
| Grand Canyon N.P. (South Rim): | [Day 3] | Thu May 12 | Grand Canyon South Rim | Grand Canyon South Rim · 16 videos |
| [Day 4] | Fri May 13 | South Kaibab hike | South Kaibab hike · 22 videos | |
| [Day 5] | Sat May 14 | Bright Angel hike to Indian Garden | Bright Angel hike to Indian Garden · 13 videos | |
| Grand Canyon N.P. (North Rim): | [Day 6] | Sun May 15 | To the North Rim; Bright Angel Point | To the North Rim; Bright Angel Point · 27 videos |
| [Day 7] | Mon May 16 | North Rim: Walhalla Plateau | North Rim: Walhalla Plateau · 27 videos | |
| Zion N.P.: | [Day 8] | Tue May 17 | To Zion; Observation Point hike | To Zion; Observation Point hike · 19 videos |
| [Day 9] | Wed May 18 | The Narrows | The Narrows · 12 videos | |
| [Day 10] | Thu May 19 | Angels Landing and Kolob Canyons | Angels Landing and Kolob Canyons · 21 videos | |
| Great Basin N.P.: | [Day 11] | Fri May 20 | To Great Basin National Park; Lehman Caves | To Great Basin National Park; Lehman Caves · 14 videos |
| [Day 12] | Sat May 21 | Bonneville Salt Flats and Great Basin | Bonneville Salt Flats and Great Basin · 9 videos | |
| Zion N.P. (II): | [Day 13] | Sun May 22 | Second visit to Zion, then on toward Bryce Canyon | Second visit to Zion, then on toward Bryce Canyon · 25 videos |
| Bryce Canyon N.P.: | [Day 14] | Mon May 23 | Bryce Canyon National Park | Bryce Canyon National Park · 29 videos |
| Arches N.P.: | [Day 15] | Tue May 24 | To Arches via Capitol Reef | To Arches via Capitol Reef · 22 videos |
| [Day 16] | Wed May 25 | Devils Garden and Delicate Arch | Devils Garden and Delicate Arch · 14 videos | |
| [Day 17] | Thu May 26 | Fiery Furnace and Dead Horse Point | Fiery Furnace and Dead Horse Point · 8 videos | |
| Canyonlands N.P.: | [Day 18] | Fri May 27 | Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and the Needles | Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and the Needles · 22 videos |
| Monument Valley/Mesa Verde N.P.: | [Day 19] | Sat May 28 | Monument Valley and Mesa Verde | Monument Valley and Mesa Verde · 16 videos |
| Great Sand Dunes N.P.: | [Day 20] | Sun May 29 | Great Sand Dunes: Star Dune hike | Great Sand Dunes: Star Dune hike · 11 videos |
| [Day 21/22] | Mon May 30 | Great Sand Dunes backup day, then the drive east | Great Sand Dunes backup day, then the drive east · 4 videos | |
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| Day's Summary: Devils Garden and Delicate Arch. Overnight: Riverside Oasis, Moab. |
The parking lot for Delicate Arch was packed! Make sure if you want to hike it to get there early in order to avoid the crowds. It's a somewhat strenuous (at times) 1.5 mile hike one-way, 3 miles round trip.
Hiking up the slickrock, the hardest part of the hike. At 0:30, I zoom to the parking lot.
Nearing Delicate Arch.
The next six videos including this one are at Delicate Arch. This shows an overview of the Arch that's surrounding a bowl-like area in the middle. You could slide right in if you weren't careful. I give a 360 degree panorama of the location.
Another view of the Arch. It was at the end of this video that my batteries ran out. I tried to change them, and I dropped one. It rolled down into the bowl. The last video of these six videos show me retrieving the battery after backtracking and hiking to the bowl, since you couldn't really "slide down" from the top without hurting yourself. I didn't really expect to find the battery, but for the sake of Arches National Park, I tried and succeeded!
Getting up close and personal.
I pan 180 degrees or so. Note the size of the people in comparison to the size of the Arch.
Under the Arch. It's not good manners to stay there too long, as other people want to take pictures without individuals obstructing or ruining their shots. I didn't stay under the Arch very long.
I describe finding the battery that I dropped from above. The "inside-the-bowl" part is unique in that few people actually manage to hike there. There are indeed people on the top although it's hard to see them from this vantage point (if you can see them at all).
Hiking down the slickrock. Cairn at 1:10.
I mention the La Sal Mountains at 0:05 and the Parade of Elephants at 0:11. Hoodoos at 0:30.
The Windows Area contains Double Arch, North Window, South Window, and Turret Arch.
Very short, easy hike to the Double Arch formation. I mention the movie Contact and that the arches look like the rings. I zoom into the Windows area at 0:55, and I believe that's the North Window.
Very cool rock formation. I pan 360 degrees.