Alabama Hills, California – Part 4 -Photographic Scouting

After hiking the Mobius Arch Loop, we continued our photographic scouting in Alabama Hills, seeking out the better known features first.

Boot Arch, Alabama Hills, California, March 17, 2024

This arch is so named because it is supposed to look like a boot.  Maybe the base looks a little like a boot, but I’m not quite seeing this strongly enough to have it so named.

Alabama Hills, Broad Valley, California, March 17, 2024
Cyclops Arch, Alabama Hills, California, March 17, 2024

I can partly see the naming of this arch, but I’m thinking another name like “Lobster” or “Crayfish” might be more suitable, especially when other view points are considered.

Cyclops Arch Frontal View, Alabama Hills, California, March 17, 2024

Those foreground rock features look more like lobster claws to me.

Cyclops Arch and Moody Sky, Alabama Hills, California, March 17, 2024
Cyclops Arch – Wider view of the setting,  Alabama Hills, California, March 17, 2024

After today’s scouting, we have several possibilities for returning to at sunset and sunrise.

Until then,

Ken