Finger Arch, aka West Rim Arch, McInnis Canyons Recreation Area, Colorado

 One of the hikes Bob went on with the Natural Arch and Bridge Society's 2023 Fall Arch Rally was to the above arch named Finger Arch.  It is also known as West Rim Arch. The first photo was shot with a Canon EOS 6D Mark II, while the second photo was shot with a GoPro 8 Black with its wider angle view.

 Getting to and from Finger Arch was less than a three mile round trip hike that involved some bushwhacking and scrambling up and down steep slopes.  It is a mature, pothole type arch eroded into Entrada Sandstone and has a span of 50 feet and the opening is 30 feet wide.  It gets the name West Rim Arch, because it's one of several arches in Rattlesnake Canyon, but is on the western edge of the canyon while many of the other arches are on the east.

Remember, it's not just a picture, it's a story.

Delicate Arch from the rim of the sandstone amphitheater

A view of Delicate Arch on the side away from the trail that leads to it.  The trail to the arch is a 3 mile round trip that gains and loses 480 feet.

Delicate Arch is one of the most iconic natural rock spans in the world.  Many Utah license plates feature an image of this arch.

This is a free-standing arch perched on the rim of a sandstone amphitheater.  The opening is 64 feet high and 45 feet wide.  The Entrada Sandstone that makes up much of the outcrops of Arches National Park tends to form narrow fins of rock that are conducive to the formation of arches.

Remember, it's not just a picture, it's a story.