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BRIDGE MOUNTAIN ARCH:

Bridge Mountain Arch (Zion National Park) -- © 2005 Joe Braun Photography

The long hike to the Bridge Mountain Arch in June, starting with an early morning scramble out of Gifford Canyon.

Bridge Mountain Arch (Zion National Park) -- © 2005 Joe Braun Photography

I love the smell of rock-scrambling in the morning; it smells like... victory!

Bridge Mountain Arch (Zion National Park) -- © 2005 Joe Braun Photography

Hiding in "The Vortex" -- a dark narrow crack where the wind flows backwards and time stands still!

Bridge Mountain Arch (Zion National Park) -- © 2005 Joe Braun Photography

Mount Spry in the eerie light of an approaching rain storm.

Bridge Mountain Arch (Zion National Park) -- © 2005 Joe Braun Photography

The infamous chimney obstacle close to the Bridge Mountain Arch.

Bridge Mountain Arch (Zion National Park) -- © 2005 Joe Braun Photography

Clouds roll in over the island in the sky.

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