Lightning Strike above Arch Canyon - Utah

Lightning strikes over Arch Canyon in southern Utah. This image is a 15 second exposure shot at ISO100 @ f8. Arch Canyon is a twelve mile long box... more

by Scotts Scapes

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Lightning Strike above Arch Canyon - Utah

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Scotts Scapes

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Lightning strikes over Arch Canyon in southern Utah. This image is a 15 second exposure shot at ISO100 @ f8. Arch Canyon is a twelve mile long box canyon located in southeast Utah. Most of the canyon is on BLM lands though the last five miles is on National Forest Service lands. No motor vehicle use is allowed on Forest Service lands. The portion of the canyon located on National Forest Land was designated a road-less area by the 1980 Manti-La Sal National Travel Plan. The mouth of the canyon is 2 ½ miles up this road. The trail is initially an old jeep road that winds its way up the canyon, crossing the creek frequently. The trail crosses the Forest Service boundary near the confluence of Arch and Texas Canyons. Butts Canyon, a second major tributary of Arch Canyon, runs north from Arch Canyon for a mile up the trail. The system offers approximately 15 miles of canyon bottoms and cliff walls to explore. This is a four wheel drive road. Motorized access is allowed to the Forest Service boundary. The canyons are of geological interest. The canyon bottom was laid down during the Permian Epoch and the walls during the Upper Permian. There are several arches and numerous hanging gardens in the canyon. The canyons are also of archaeological interest, as cliff dwellings may be seen along the canyon walls. Visitors are asked to preserve the archaeological quality of the area. There is ample opportunity for camping in the canyon bottom, and water is usually available from the creek year round. The public is encouraged to treat all water before consumption. The Arch Canyon Trail is recommended as a two to three day hike, allowing half a day to hike to the confluence of Texas and Arch Canyons and several days to explore the canyon arteries. Please sign the visitor registration box located at the mouth of Arch Canyon.

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July 9th, 2015