PHOTO WORKSHOP - Arches of the Southwest

with LeRoy DeJolie
October 5 - 9, 2008
Cost: $1,895

Rooms have been blocked in Grand Junction on the nights of October 4 and 9, but are not included in the cost of the workshop.

Day One

Leave Grand Junction, Colorado at 8am bound for Moab, Utah.
On the way, we'll see the Colorado River against the towering walls of Westwater Canyon, and likely make stops at Devil Dog Bend and Hittlebottom Recreational Area.
After checking into the hotel and lunch we will have an introductory slide show by the photographer and a question and answer session.
Early evening and sunset photography will be at Devil's Garden, in Arches National Park.

Day Two

We'll set out early to explore North Arch, South Arch, Turret Arch and Double Arch Trail in Arches National Park.
We'll then visit the Tom Till Gallery in Moab, followed by an afternoon critique of student images. We may also stop to see the petroglyphs at Wolfe Ranch.
In the late afternoon and toward sunset we'll spend our time photographing stunning Delicate Arch.

Day Three

This morning we'll go to the Park Avenue overlook in Arches NP, then continue on to Courthouse Towers, Balanced Rock, and Garden of Eden, staying about an hour at each.
We'll return to Moab for lunch and our second critique session followed by a rest period so participants can download images or just relax.
For the evening shoot we'll head up Route 128 a short distance, looking to capture reflections in calm areas of the Colorado River and the setting sun on rock walls.

Day Four

Our sunrise shoot will be at Dead Horse Point in Dead Horse Point State Park.
After brunch we'll return to Arches NP to shoot at Fiery Furnace and the Devils Garden, and then take an easy hike past tall sandstone fins to Landscape Arch.

Day Five

The workshop ends after an early morning shoot at Mesa Arch and breakfast.
On our return to Grand Junction we may photograph sheer red sandstone walls framing the Colorado River.
We should be back in Grand Junction after about 1:30pm.