Delicate summer

I'm in a bit of a slump right now and haven't shot anything in almost a month. I'm really hoping that will change over the next few months as I have began to plan some summer trips. In the meantime, here is one from last years trip to Moab of delicate arch. I know, it is so often photographed that it sometimes loses it's appeal. However, I wanted to see it just to get my shot of it. When we got to the parking lot, it was almost full and when I found the lone empty spot, it was declared full. I enjoyed the hike up as there are plenty of nice views. I just didn't enjoy bringing my heavy pack and the heavy winds that seemed to push me down. Once at the top overlooking the arch my friend and I decided to take shelter as it began to rain pretty hard. Mix that with 50+ mph winds and I had almost no hope of getting a shot. We decided to wait it out and have a few snacks as many people began to left. Finally the rain stopped and we moved to a new spot to set up our shots. Once we had everything ready to go we had to wait almost two hours until the arch was unobstructed with people. There was a german gentlemen sitting beside us screaming at every person who trotted under the arch. It was amusing and made the hike up a little more worth it. Apparently we had taken the best spot, because every person with a camera huddled around us. The sun was starting to get lower and more people ended up showing up. I was really starting to believe I would have to clone people out when I got back home. Alas, a window of opportunity was given as the arch was unobstructed for nearly two whole minutes. During that two minutes the clouds began to break apart and the sun had lit up the arch perfectly. Getting clouds during this trip was a hassle, so I was pretty thankful for the way they showed behind the arch and over the mountains. After the two minutes we contemplated on staying til the sun officially set (about 45 min til) or get to a new location. We stayed a few more minutes until a group of teens/young adults about our age trotted beneath the arch and began hula-hooping and mooning those trying to photograph the arch. We had enough and raced back to my car and headed to the windows, unsuccessfully getting a shot worthwhile. I'm happy with this even though it's cliche, but I'd like to hear your thoughts. Anything to improve?

Canon 7d
Canon 17-40mm @ 40mm
ISO 100
f22
1/40 sec
Tripod