DAY 3: ARCHES NATIONAL PARK

I woke up at 7:00 to temperatures in the upper teens.

The sunrise was well worth it however. My goal today was to

hike everything left on my list, then relax at the campground the

rest of the evening.

Sunrise at Devils Garden Campground site #18
sun shining on the rocks
looking across from my campground

A crow flying over the sunrise

Hiking time. This was my longest hike by far, but I saw

5 arches (6 if you throw in the now collapsed Wall Arch),

and was by myself after Pine Tree Arch, even at Landscape.

Tunnel Arch

Pine Tree Arch

Me and Pine Tree Arch

The trail

Here is the sign for Landscape Arch, click on the picture and read for yourself about it!

Pictures do no justice to how large this arch is. Just think, its as long as a football field

there it is!

Landscape Arch under an awesome blue sky

the rubble from the collapse in 1991. Those boulders are taller than me

see how thin the right side of the arch is?

panorama of Landscape Arch

there's the trail

What was once Wall Arch

http://www.nps.gov/arch/parknews/news080808.htm

click to read and see before and after pictures

whats left of an arch that took millions of years to create, so sad. neato!

Navajo Arch inside Navajo Arch

playing on sandstone

Partition Arch with an amazing view

Fin Canyon

good place to take a break

Heading out of Devils Garden. Here I passed by an older couple and they asked if the Starbucks was open.

I told them I just had my double shot and to head over. They then asked how the parking was,

I responded "not sure becuase I did the drive-thru"

trail to Sand Dune Arch takes you through some fins

Sand Dune Arch

Broken Arch

Salt Valley Overlook

Panorama Point

Turret Arch

North Window, but look at the clouds! AMAZING!

North Window

South Window

Panorama of North and South Windows; cool clouds; La Sal Mountains

Double Arch, this used to be a pot hole. It eventually got so worn down,
and filled with so much water the top collapsed making the 2nd arch

Under Double Arch

Me under Double Arch

Garden of Eden

Panorama of Balanced Rock and La Sal Mountains

I took this solely for the clouds

Petrified Dunes

Fiery Furnace, looks better at sunset but I never made it back

Resting at my campsite

This bird is in mid-flight (click) and hung out by me for awhileHe's looking at you

I had neighbor campers and the wife wanted to go on

a hike that started in our campground. Her name was Lori and

they were from Colorado. She was thankful I went on this

hike with her and she even brought me hot cocoa at sunrise

the next morning. Very nice.

Anyways, so here I am at Tapestry Arch, didnt know it was

here until I did this hike with Lori

the back side of Broken Arch that I went to earlier in the day

nearing sunset back at the campsitepurple and yellow sky

last fire of the trip