Rejected Manuscripts

Fruita Natural Bridge

The tiny town of Fruita, Utah is out of camara range. The curve of the Fremont River is in the lower left corner.

The tiny healet of Fruite Ls out of the f1edd of view of the casere but the alfelfe Helds ere ssen bordsring the photo on the upper wad alddl left extress edgs Ihe larger dark ss is sn reinzd and com of the teller trees my be seen bordering 1t ewvirg sre of the Fremont river in low weter 1s seen in the lower left carner which thers flows placialy vithout ripplssfells The home of the custodian of the ruita Natlonal konument is nearly at ths foot of the grest bluff seen rising vertlcally froa the valley Con04 1100 or mors feet that is of Wingave sandstons Chen the contour of the mouncel ns rises again as seen which sscond rise 1s the Frulta Natural Bridge sti1l in Wingate sandstone Still highrlant ls to the rient largely in planacles domes and very nuch broken terrain in Navako sendatone The sltitideFruita is shous 4500 Test Bluffs 1100 or more feet higher thn rise to the second tier of four ar five hundred feet Tho plans wes en ultltude of ebout G200 Teet when che picture was taken To the evst of tAls area to the right and Soward the 14fr edge of the photo prolongsd would oe the posivion of Capitol Dos out of the ti8ld of view of the camers mes to the bridge byhorss path crossirg the river five times and cthen teking the trail whlch goes up rather steeply to the bridge The distance by treil onV is nsarly four niles straight across the roeks fron Fruite is approsimtely half mils orliutle more The black spots scattered sll over the photo are trees or pmps of trees werspocket in bhe rocks has caught soil he colorinethe Wingate sndstore water suffiefont to su 1s medtua-br red or as comonly sald typiesl sandstons color Digital image 2004 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved