The first half of the day was devoted to driving, but boy was the drive scenic! While on the drive to the other side of Utah we saw snow covered mountain peaks, quick drop-offs of canyons, colorful rocks and cliffs, etc.
On the road in Utah
At a roadside pull-off in Utah
At a roadside pull-off in Utah
Amazing views from the highway
The highways in Utah are amazing!
Snow-capped mountains stay on the horizon — despite the tempeartures in the 60′s and 70′s.
Our main goal today was to explore Arches National Park in Utah. We were awed by the uniqueness of this park. It is best known for its arches as it contains over 2,000 natural arches. We were only able to see a sampling of the arches, but they were amazing . . . but don’t take our word for it, take a look at the pictures below. The sandstone cracks and over time erodes to create the breathtaking arches.
Welcome to Arches!
Dan at one of “The Windows”
D&K at one of “The Windows”
The North and South Windows
Another amazing arch, “Broken Arch” — this one took a bit of a hike to reach
At “Sand Dune Arch”
At Utah’s most famous arch — “Delicate Arch”
Rock formations took on many unusual forms in the park such as tall rocks shooting straight up out of the ground, large rocks balancing delicately on top of other rocks, and tall sheets of rock creating thin walls. We hiked on several trails in order to try and take in all of the beauty, but continued to gasp in amazement at each new formation we saw.
Dan at “Park Avenue” in Arches — named for its resemblence to a cityscape.
Officially called “The Three Gossips” — we thought it looked like the Three Wisemen!
Just amazing.
At “Balanced Rock” in Arches. In real life, as well as in this picture, it just looks impossible!
Do you see the elephant?
Katie gazes over the side of one of the arches
Dan at “The Fiery Furnace”
Can you tell we are in the desert?
Yep — we squeezed through!
The sun sets in the park
wow! absolutely beautiful!
I love the windows!!
Arches is one of my favorite places in the country! We’ll have to trade pics some time.