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	Delicate Arch
		Delicate Arch is the quintessential formation in Arches National Park.
		Delicate Arch Trail gains 480 feet as you traverse over mostly slickrock on your way to your destination.
		Delicate Arch is an isolated remnant of what is known as a sandstone fin.
	www.naturalbornhikers.com /DelicateArch/delicatearch.htm (946 words)

	Delicate Arch Trail, Arches NP
		The Delicate Arch Trail goes to Delicate Arch (obviously.) It's an out-and-back trail, about a mile and a half to the arch.
		Separate from the trail, and at a different trailhead, are two viewpoints of Delicate Arch, one from the parking lot, about 3/4 of a mile from the arch, and another from a 1/4 mile uphill trail, which gets you a bit closer.
		When you arrive at the arch itself, you will find it to be the other side of a steeply sloping natural ampitheatre.
	tyrrell.ca /travel/arches/delarch/dela.html (183 words)

	OneDayHikes.com - Hikes and Hiking Trails
		Arches National Park has the greatest density of natural arches in the world, but most people come to the Park with just one in mind - Delicate Arch.
		Your first sight of the arch, as you round the final bend of the trail, is truly breathtaking.
		But the scale of Delicate Arch is not its defining characteristic - that is its aesthetic shape and surroundings.
	www.onedayhikes.com /Hikes.asp?Hikesid=38 (659 words)

	Delicate Arch in Arches National Park \| Utah.com
		Delicate Arch is also one of Utah's best family hiking destinations.
		If Delicate Arch has any significance it lies, I will venture, in the power of the odd and unexpected to startle the senses and surprise the mind out of their ruts of habit, to compel us into a reawakened awareness of the wonderful-that which is full of wonder."
		Delicate Arch is located in Arches National Park, near Moab in SE Utah.
	www.utah.com /nationalparks/arches/delicate-arch.htm (675 words)

	Delicate Arch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Delicate Arch is certainly one of the most recognized and publicized natural arches in the world.
		It is also the symbol for Arches National Park and a mecca for the millions of tourists that visit the area.
		Delicate Arch can be reached by a well marked (and well traveled) trail in the park.
	www.ccsi.com /~jwilbur/nabs/aband1.htm (120 words)

	Delicate Arch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Because of its distinctive shape, the arch was known as "the Chaps" and "the Schoolmarm's Bloomers" by local cowboys.
		The arch played no part in the original designation of the area as a U.S. National Monument in 1929, and was not included within the original boundaries; it was added when the monument was enlarged in 1938.
		The Delicate Arch is located at the end of a moderately strenuous, 1.5-mile (2.4 km) hiking trail from the parking area at Wolfe Ranch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Delicate_Arch (751 words)

	Delicate Arch Trip Report
		I hiked to Delicate Arch in February of 1996 while on a trip to Monticello.
		Arches National Park sits in a fairly warm climate, so hiking this in late spring, summer, or fall can be very hot, but at this time of year it was quite pleasant.
		Arches National Park offers a range of various hikes, and while it's not as impressive as Zion or Bryce in my opinion, it is still a worthwhile trip.
	www.micksmtn.20m.com /arches.html (380 words)

	Delicate Arch Hike - Arches National Park - Wolfe Ranch
		Towering eighty feet over hikers, Delicate Arch is one of the highlights of Arches National Park and is possibly the most beautiful arch in the world.
		Arches National Park is located five miles north of the town of Moab, Utah.
		The arch is often used as a picture frame for photographing Delicate Arch.
	www.climb-utah.com /Moab/delicate.htm (481 words)

	Delicate Arch-Comp
		The caption said Delicate Arch was in Arches National Park, in the eastern part of Utah.
		It looked to Brian like Delicate Arch had been carved or built by someone, but the caption said all the arches in the national park were formed naturally.
		Delicate Arch is a proper noun because it’s a special place, but the name just describes what it is. It is an arch, and it looks delicate.
	www.swadulted.com /Stories/archcomp.htm (1098 words)

	Visit Arches National Park in southeastern Utah.
		Arches features a wide variety of hikes, from short 10 minute walks (suitable for all ages) to 4 hour hikes into some of the remote sections of the park.
		From the Sand Dune Arch parking area, the trail cuts across a large meadow to the arch and continues to the campground.
		In addition to the short accessible trail, another (moderately strenuous) hiking trail climbs one-half mile (0.8 km) toward Delicate Arch and ends at the rim of a steep canyon that separates the viewpoint from the arch.
	www.discovermoab.com /archesnationalpark.htm (2041 words)

	Arches National Park, Moab, Utah
		Delicate Arch: After 2.5 miles further along the main road there is another turning to Wolfe Ranch, an old log cabin built next to a seasonal creek by early settlers in 1888.
		As well as the arch, the end of the trail offers magnificent views across the multicoloured rocky land in the park, and across to the snow-covered La Sal mountains near the Colorado border.
		As its name suggests, the valley and all the underlying rock is made of unstable salt deposits, and it was the shifting and bucking of these layers that caused the heavier sandstone rocks on top to become distorted, creating the uneven landscape of fins and ravines that characterises the park.
	www.americansouthwest.net /utah/arches/national_park.html (696 words)

	Utah Travel Headlines: Awestruck At Delicate Arch
		Arches National Park became our destination and we enjoyed the moderately adventurous family hike to Delicate Arch.
		If Delicate Arch has any significance it lies, I will venture, in the power of the odd and unexpected to startle the senses and surprise the mind out of their ruts of habit, to compel us into a reawakened awareness of the wonderfulâ”that which is full of wonder.â
		The Delicate Arch hike is 3 miles round trip along an easy, well-marked trail.
	www.utah.com /travelheadlines/2006/03/awestruck-at-delicate-arch.html (531 words)

	Delicate Arch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The first stop of our spring trip was at the Delicate Arch in the Arches National Park.
		Delicate Arch is the most famous arch in the park and may well be the most famous arch in the world.
		The Arch itself is situated at 4830ft above sea level in a distinctly arid continental environment, where weather extremes that have contributed to its creation are still the norm.
	tezaur.net /photo/arizona2003/delicatea.html (151 words)

	GORP - Arches National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		"If Delicate Arch has any significance it lies, I will venture, in the power of the odd and unexpected to startle the senses and surprise the mind out of their ruts of habit, to compel us into a reawakened awareness of the wonderful — that which is full of wonder."
		With 73,379 acres to its name, Arches is on the small side for a national park, and few areas are isolated enough to make the backcountry cut.
		Arches' soft sandstone and harsh climate offer quite a challenge for climbers — but the opportunity to scale these incredible rock formations keeps them coming regardless.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_park/ut_arche.htm (1007 words)

	Hike review of Delicate Arch - Arches National Park, Utah with Pictures.
		Trail Notes: If you are only in Arches for a limited time and have to choose amongst the different hikes in the park one would do very well to hike the short access trail to Delicate Arch.
		Delicate Arch is definitely a beautiful arch, however, as odd as this sounds, if you are up to it I would consider doing this trail when either it is cold, November Decemberish or when it is very hot to minimize the people.
		Delicate arch is a literally a national treasure.
	www.attrition.ws /index~page~hikeoverview~HikeInstanceID~109.cfm (1343 words)

	Utah News from KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, Utah
		Delicate Arch, one of the state's most photographed and scenic wonders.
		We've been told the fires were set during a photo workshop or a class at Delicate Arch.
		A spokeswoman says the government has a responsibility to protect resources and Delicate Arch is very near the top of the list of resources that ought to be protected.
	web.ksl.com /dump/news/cc/special/enviro/archfrx.htm (411 words)

	Arches National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Arches National Park preserves over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations.
		The Arches area was first brought to the attention of the National Park Service by Frank A. Wadleigh, passenger traffic manager of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.
		However, following a successful free climb of Delicate Arch by Dean Potter on May 6, 2006, the wording of the regulations was deemed unenforceable by the park solicitor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arches_National_Park (1395 words)

	Delicate Arch Trail
		Delicate Arch is a extraordinarily beautiful and graceful structure.
		The trail is fabulously designed to keep Delicate Arch from view until the last moment.
		It is only after you climb around the edge of a final sandstone fin that you can see the arch, standing alone at the edge of a curving slickrock basin.
	www.go-utah.com /Delicate-Arch-Trail (152 words)

	Delicate Arch Viewpoint Trail
		Delicate Arch Viewpoint Trail is a short, somewhat steep trail providing a distant view of splendid Delicate Arch.
		There is also a 100 yard paved trail that provides a more distant view of the arch.
		Surfaced trail, distant view of arch; reach base of arch (handicap accessible) only on Delicate Arch trail.
	www.go-utah.com /Delicate-Arch-Viewpoint-Trail (95 words)

	Max Bertola's southern Utah - Arches National Park
		Arches National Park is home to the most dense collection of arches in the world.
		Delicate Arch is by far the most famous landmark in Utah.
		This particular evening it had been overcast and rainy all evening and then just as the sun was setting there was a clearing in the clouds on the horizon and the sun cut through for just a moment and gave this unusual color to the clouds and sky.
	www.so-utah.com /archcany/arches/homepage.html (399 words)

	Delicate Arch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This amazing arch has become the symbol of Arches National Park, which is somewhat surprising since it's barely visible from the road.
		The trail to Delicate Arch is not a stroll.
		This arch forms a perfect "frame" for a photograph of Delicate Arch.
	www.moabutah.com /Resources/DelicateArch.php (392 words)

	#9500 - Delicate Arch in Arches National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Delicate Arch is one of the most improbable rock formations on earth and it's the quintessential arch in Arches National Park.
		Delicate Arch sets at about 5000 feet on the edge of a cliff in front of a sandstone bowl.
		To get to the arch it's about a mile and a half slickrock hike that climbs 500 feet.
	www.raydoan.com /9500.asp (115 words)

	Delicate Arch \| jeffblaylock.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Delicate Arch is the symbol of Arches National Park and one of the symbols of the national park system itself.
		The arch, standing at the western edge of a slickrock bowl, catches the late day sun and frames the (usually) snow-capped La Sal Mountains behind it.
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	www.jeffblaylock.com /window/2004/01/delicate_arch/index.php (362 words)

	Bob's Arches - Delicate Arch from Viewpoint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Instead of stopping at the trailhead parking lot for Delicate Arch, continue on the same road to a second parking lot.
		This view has the advantage of showing that the arch is not just an isolated formation, but one of several similar formations which did not happen to form arches.
		See Delicate Arch for the route to the arch and a closer view.
	users.sisna.com /archman/DelicateArchViewpoint.html (76 words)

	PATAGONIA AND POTTER ADMIT BAD JUDGEMENT IN DELICATE ARCH CLIMB
		Although he did toprope the arch, and likely did damage to some degree, he certainly had less impact than another climber would.
		Delicate Arch has been climbed before -- albeit in secrecy -- with some serious visible damage.
		But anytime an object is even half as iconic as Delicate Arch, restraint is called for, no matter how troubling it might be.
	www.slackpacker.com /delicate.html (1117 words)

	Chapter 6: Utah - Did God Build Delicate Arch?
		Delicate Arch is so much photographed, it's on the Utah State welcome signs as you enter the State, it's on the front of Rand McNally Road Atlas and, of course, dozens of postcards, etc..
		Hiked to Landscape Arch and back via the Devils Garden, which is a striking array of vertical fins of rock 200 feet high, 6 feet thick and maybe a mile in length; like huge slices of toast in a toast rack.
		We would have liked to see the Musselman Arch, which is famed as the only arch on the Colorado Plateau which you can walk across, but it would have involved a 12 mile hike over an elevation change of 1,400 feet, so we decided against.
	www.gigaday.com /ayear/C6.html (5364 words)

	Delicate Arch - Entradautah
		Undoubtedly the most famous arch in the park, Delicate Arch is featured on the Utah motor vehicle license plate.
		The trail to the arch travels along broad expanses of cairn marked sandstone to a slickrock amphitheater containing the arch.
		The arch is composed primarily of the characteristic orange sandstone found in the entrada layer, although the top five feet are eroded from a layer called the Moab tongue.
	www.entradautah.com /wiki/index.php?title=Delicate_Arch&printable=yes (147 words)

	Geology by Lightplane
		The lower red sandstone unit is the Slickrock member of the Entrada ss (Jurassic); it is overlain by the white sandstone of the Entrada's Moab tongue.
		Red sandstone is Slickrock member of the Entrada fm (Jurassic); overlying light-colored bed is the Moab tongue of the Entrada fm; upper red siltstone belongs to the Tidwell member of the Jurassic Morrison fm.
		Red sandstone is Slickrock member of the Entrada fm (Jurassic); overlying light-colored bed is the Moab tongue of the Entrada fm; upper red shale belongs to the Tidwell member of the Jurassic Morrison fm.
	www.geology.wisc.edu /~maher/air/air05.htm (937 words)

	Delicate Arch Location
		Delicate Arch may well be the most recognizable natural stone span in the world.
		Landscape Arch extends 300 feet with a remarkably thin, flat sandstone ribbon.
		According to park information, there are more than 2000 additional named arches in The Park including the 306 foot span of Landscape Arch that seems to defy logic with its remarkably thin sandstone slab.
	www.imagedancer.com /location_delicate_archi.htm (202 words)

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