Day 14-The weather held off just long enough....

As I drove around the park today trying to get those final shots, the radio broadcast repeated warnings of a Red Flag Alert for high winds. Those winds started kicking up just as I drove back to the motel. Whew! I can imagine what happens when the red dust is blowing in everywhere.

Still, today the sun was strong, bringing out the colors in the sandstone. The center formation here is the 'Kissing Couple,' one of many spectaculor vertical monuments:

Here are two views of Balanced Rock, proving that Mother Nature really has a sense of humor. Don't you get the feeling that you've seen that face before?

Alas, all good things finally come to an end. I'm running out of clean clothes, anyway.

Good-bye, via Red Canyon, one of the last big scenes we encounter leaving the park.