There were a few more clouds today and it seemed like a good idea to head to Arches late in the day (closer to sunset) which allowed me to finish up another book - a thriller from Brad Thor entitled Lions of Lucerne.
On the way to the park, I stopped in Parriott's Salon to see if I could meet the owner, Jason Parriott. He was just inside the door and was happy to meet another Parriott. We both realized we had never met anyone with our last name outside of our immediate families. We could be related since both family lines trace back to Iowa in the 1800's. Hopefully, we will get to talk more while we are here.
Across the street in the Moab Visitor's Center, Joani spotted a unique looking bread truck make-over. Several people were admiring it from every angle. One guy said the owner, Mac, shows up every year and was inside the Visitor's Center using the WiFi.
The Art Car, "Chundra" is well known in these parts.
You know me, I turned to google and found Chundra has its own blog!
When we reached Arches National Park, the clouds were high and uniform, so the lighting did not support any really fantastic landscape photos. Walking a little way along the Park Avenue trail did not provide any better opportunities, although you have to admit, this park is beautiful in pretty much any light.
The high cirrus clouds, with their ice crystals, created some "Sun Dogs", but they were not pronounced enough to be captured well by either camera. As the pictures of the "Three Gossips" below show, there was quite a contrast between the sky and the foreground. Even my camera's HDR setting at 6ev, could not capture both in a single frame.
We gave up early on the sunset and headed back into Moab for a quick dinner and a few crosswords puzzles on the tablet, before getting back home to Sam and a relaxing evening.
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