An early start was needed because we
had a lot of ground to cover in our one day in Moab. Even still,in
there was a line to get into Arches National Park.
We had gotten a little glimpse of the
area on our drive into Moab yesterday, but the drama that is Arches
started almost immediately upon entry into the park. Driving up a
switchback just inside took us up several hundred feet and the
beauty began. I'm not a great photographer and can in no way compete
with the multitudes of beautiful photos that already exist of this
national treasure, so I'm just going to post a few of our particular
favorites.
One of the views from the visitor center
We spent about a half a day driving all
the way through the park and back. Leaving, we decided that we'd go
next to Canyonlands, since we've always heard about it. It was very
different from Arches, but stunning in a different way. My pictures
in no way represent its' beauty.
Sheer cliff
Green River Valley
Islands in the sky
Very interesting how they build fences with essentially dead tree trunks
I'm constantly amazed at how beautiful
and vast our country is, from coast to coast, in entirely different
ways. I can only imagine what people from other countries think when
they tour ours.
That pretty much wrapped up our day,
with a desire to return to this area. There is so much to do and so
many different ways to see Moab, we will definitely plan to make it a
destination again.
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