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Arch Circumnavigation, Part 1: Winter Camp Wash | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 2: Winter Camp Wash Amphitheater | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 3: Dead-End Canyon | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 4: Backside of The Canyon | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 5: "Rest Break Blob" | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 6: Trail and Arch | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 7: Basin of Delicate Arch | Arch Circumnavigation, Part 8: Return to the Parking Lot

Arch Circumnavigation, Part 8: Return to the Parking Lot

Not much to report here. After I had my fill of the basin (previous gallery) I walked down the trail to the parking lot at the trailhead. The late afternoon sun made long shadows. Many people were hiking uphill, toward the arch: perhaps they were the first "sunset enthusiasts" of the day.

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Route map for counterclockwise circumnavigation of Delicate Arch
Route map for counterclockwise circumnavigation of Delicate Arch		 Trail follows a depression
Trail follows a depression		 Bare sandstone at bottom end of the depression
Bare sandstone at bottom end of the depression		 A vast expanse of sandstone
A vast expanse of sandstone
Looking toward Delicate Arch at people coming and going
Looking toward Delicate Arch at people coming and going		 Trail leaves sandstone for crushed gravel and dirt
Trail leaves sandstone for crushed gravel and dirt		 Looking back up the trail: Delicate Arch is below the white dot
Looking back up the trail: Delicate Arch is below the white dot		 Parking lot: end of hike
Parking lot: end of hike

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