Hiking Utah…..Part 4

This is how we saw Arches National Park on Sunday and Monday.

We drove through the park, stopping at various viewpoints. If it wasn’t raining too hard, we Captain got out to take photos.

Balanced Rock

Sometimes he took them from the car.

We were all happy to see the sun on Tuesday and headed to Devil’s Garden Trail, just outside the campground.

Pine Tree Arch

Landscape Arch

That was so much fun, we decided to hike the Broken Arch Trail from our campground. Now this is what you call an adventure hike!

Sometimes you had to climb,

Sometimes you had to slide,

Sometimes you had to crawl,

Sometimes you had to rest,

Sometimes all you could do is just say "Wow!"

Tapestry Arch

We were camped at Devils Garden Campground; if you look closely you can see The Wanderer.

There were no amenities like water, electricity or sewer but we did have a pretty decent cell phone signal. With solar and generator power we were able to watch the Aggies hand Kentucky their first defeat of the season on Saturday (now we are ready to talk football again.)

There are over 2000 arches in the park; of course we didn’t see them all. We are sharing only a few from our two hikes; here is a link if you want to see more. 

Today we are moving over to Dead Horse Point State Park, near Canyonlands National Park where we will conclude our hiking adventures in Utah.

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