Fallen Empires – Halcyon

Panorama assembled from 20 pictures. Handheld so some parts are slightly blurry.

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I forget the actual name of this formation but it looked like 3 kings standing back to back to me. It was one of the random stops we made near the entrance to Arches.

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The view from the top of a hill near Private Arch on the Devils Garden Trail.

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There is a cool trail behind the landscape arch and wall arch called the Devils garden trail. It is completely undeveloped and you basically have to follow a couple of stacked rocks to find your way. This picture is from one of the arches along the way called the Partition Arch. On the other side is a small ledge with a sheer drop off. I tried to get a pano from there too but it didn’t turn out very well.

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We went on a ranger lead hike through the Fiery Furnace. Contrary to its name, the furnace is actually cooler than the rest of the desert surrounding it. The name has something to do with how it looks in the evening when the sun is setting. The hike itself is pretty easy with a few small cliffs, chimneys etc. I would definitely recommend going on it if you can.

This picture was taken on one of the last stops along the trail.

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Probably the most famous arch at Arches National Park. The trek to the arch involved a small hike. We made it here right before sunset.

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Death Valley was absolutely amazing. Along the way we stopped at the 20 Mule Team Canyon. The hills here are about 100m high and composed of borax, gypsum and talc. The hills crumble under your feet if you try to climb any of them. The view from the top of the hills though is magnificent. Image composed of 31 pictures.

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