The Windows section is arguably the most scenic part of the Arches National Park and houses three popular arches very close to each other. The smallest among these three arches is the Turret Arch – the one that somehow looks like a half-made castle with a circular arrowslit and a whimsical castle-lord who chose not to install the portcullis. The most common/famous view of this arch is looking through the North Window and that is for a good reason. The North arch provides a lovely frame – especially during dawn hours. It’s a very likeable visual and therefore, photographers flock to the little hill past the North Window for that precious view.
On the evening of our visit, we veered clear of the crowd and scrambled up underneath the 65 feet high Turret arch to reach a little narrow rock on the west. There I set up my camera to look back at the partially visible North Window through the arch. Rishabh took a seat on the rock next to me and fiddled with my phone. The sun had set and we were in the blue hour by now. The first star had just emerged from the blue (visible in the image if you zoom in), and the beautiful Turret arch tower caught the alpenglow. In this flux of the evening’s orange and dusk’s purple, the unwary crimson of the sandstone castle faded into a striking scarlet at the top. All along, a mild breeze settled in the nothingness and invigorated calm.
Next to me, quietly typing in dusk’s voice, Rishabh wrote (in my phone), “My light streaks the beautiful blue sky. As I slowly dissipate, my personality comes to life. When I finally fade, my soft colors will illuminate the world above for millennia to come.”
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