Resilience at Mesa Arch

We should have known something was up when we had Mesa Arch all to ourselves.  A fellow photographer and I had been in the backcountry of Canyonlands National Park all week, isolated by location and design.  It had been 85 each afternoon so it was a surprise when this spring snow storm rolled in just after dawn.  White out conditions and 3 inches of snow would cover the slick rock before noon.  This dashed our hopes of backpacking down to the Green River…..we actually lost the trail….which was mostly over bare rock.  This was a good thing because neither of us would pull the rip cord, stupid and stubborn.  I would not have wanted to be on the edge of a narrow canyon trail in a blizzard….is exactly what I thought when I completed the journey in much better weather.  Either way was a hell of an adventure.  And that is the point.  Get out there and see what Mother Nature will throw at you.