Thursday, October 12, 2017

Arches National Park

We got up before dark on Wednesday morning to visit Arches National Park, less than 10 minutes from our campground. It was about 7:45 when we arrived and we pretty much ha the park to ourselves for the first hour. I love feeling like we are the only ones around!

This park makes me think of a sculpture museum for giants, set in a giant’s backyard. The scale is magnificent and everywhere we turned we saw another breathtaking sight. Here are some of my favorite photos.

There were all sizes of arches...
...and arches in the making.
I loved this one--so perfect.
I can imagine mountain lions living in this one.
There were other formations as well, like these thin sheets of rock, colored like candy corns and pressed side by side.
Seen from a distance, these formations look tiny. But they are many stories high.
This formation looks like figures standing back to back and looking out over their domain. They are hundreds of feet tall.
Looking back at the figures as we left the park.

We are so glad we visited this park. It is an amazing place.


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