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Day 6 Arrived Moad
Published: May 15th 2013North America » United States » Utah » Arches National Park
May 14th 2013
We arrived...after a long drive. Took about 1.5 hours longer than planned to get here (8hrs), but all was safe. The mountain passes were slow moving uphill, we could maintain about 45, but we were speed restricted to 35 going downhill...and we can understand why! We had several stretches of downhill w/ 7% grade for over 7 miles. The rig, made good use of its exhaust brake...kept us below 40 without touching the brakes. Amazing views all along the way! Mi Hyon drove for a couple hours to help out...2 hours is about all she can take. The RV park at Moab is about 1 mile from Arches NP and 5 from Canyon Lands and 102 degrees HOT! "but it's a dry heat ;-) Today we hit arches and words are not enought to describe the ... read more
Arches and Canyons and More Arches in Utah
Published: April 24th 2013North America » United States » Utah » Arches National Park
April 24th 2013
Hello again all - its Wednesday today. (I should be doing pilates and badminton with the girls - hope you all had a good game.) I am 2 days behind so I better catch up - and have hundreds of fotos already so it's a bit of a job to whittle them down - but I will. Sunday Pat and I set off for a 2 day trip to Utah to visit Arches and Canyonlands National Parks near Moab. It's not quite quid pro quo that I drove him and Velma around in Sussex and to Canterbury when they stayed with me and he is driving me a 540 mile round trip ---I got the best part of the bargain I think. All the way there I am saying "Wow wow wow "- declaring my amazement ... read more
Goblin Valley and Arches National Park
Published: July 27th 2012North America » United States » Utah » Arches National Park
July 16th 2012
We are driving to Arches National Park and we are running late as usual and Audra pulls us over and says "Hey, this is the turn for Goblin Valley - We HAVE to go to Goblin Valley!" So, what do we do? Go to Goblin Valley! It was a pretty cool place - like lots of giant mushrooms and (for those of you familiar with Super Mario Brothers, Mushroom!) The kids could run around and through them. I guess a sci-fi movie, Galaxy something or another, was filmed there. What a fantastic place to play hide and seek! I we lived here, the next birthday party would be held there! Off to Arches National Park. One after another, just another fabulous park! So very interesting and different than anything we have ever seen. The colors of ... read more
May 27th 2012
We were meant to get up at 7am to head to Arches National Park (Jon's favourite park in the States), but our alarm didnt go off, so by the time we got there at 9.30am, it was already packed. Jon wanted us to do the 'Delicate Arch' trail, which took an hour to reach by car. The scenery on the way to the trail was stunning, but scary. I couldnt stop thinking about how screwed you would be if you got lost in the terrain. It was rocky scrubland, surrounded by red sandstone pinnacles. There are lots of contrasting colours and textures and I can see why Jon loves it so much. The hike to Delicate Arch, took about an hour, up steep boulders and along a narrow ledge, with a large drop on one side. ... read more
Arches National Monument
Published: May 30th 2012North America » United States » Utah » Arches National Park
May 25th 2012
Today we are going back to Arches National Park to do some hiking that had to be postponed when we arrived. After that we will make our way into Colorado and our last two nights of camping before getting to Denver. I let Debi sleep in this morning (7 AM) but we have a long (but exciting) day ahead of us. We got packed up early and hiked at Arches National Park at the Devil’s Garden Trailhead. The first mile to Landscape Arch was easy. This arch is just a slender piece of sandstone that seems to defy gravity. The second mile was much more difficult and required steep climbs over rocks and up slickrock. At the end of the trail was a beautiful arch called Double O (one arch on top of another). With side ... read more
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ARCHES NATIONAL PARK NEAR MOAB, UTAH
Published: May 20th 2012North America » United States » Utah » Arches National Park
May 20th 2012
May 10th, Thursday (continued) The Arches National Park is a park not to be missed!! We wonder how many people drive Interstate 70 and not bother to go a little over 20 miles south to see these spectacular views. This park contains the largest concentration of natural stone arches in the world---more than 2,500. To be labeled an arch the hole must have an opening of at least three feet long in any one direction. We drove through the park and saw balanced rock and those arches that you didn’t have to hike a long ways to see. The campground here, at Arches, is situated on a ridge with an absolutely glorious view—unfortunately, it was full. After touring this park, we drove 6 miles south of Moab to Ken’s Lake, a BLM campground on a small ... read more
Here be Red Arches (Distance Traveled: 741 Miles)
Published: June 13th 2012North America » United States » Utah » Arches National Park
May 20th 2012
Utah – that famed state of red rocks jutting out of great expanses of sand being grilled under a scorching sun that hangs above a cloudless blue sky. This is the land Archaic peoples have called home for millennia, before Puebloan, Fremont and Ute people took over as they scourged for food. Here, water, extreme heat (and at times extreme cold), and salt underground have conspired to create hundreds of crimson-hued rocks with amazing formations. That’s what runs through my mind as we leave Richfield and cruise through Interstate 70 to the Arches National Park. After a quick breakfast during a stop at a gasoline station somewhere near Richfield, we head for the park near Moab. As the road stretches to the desert, the plains soon give way to steep hills. Soon the sun ascends from ... read more
Large Rocks With Holes
Published: November 2nd 2012North America » United States » Utah » Arches National Park
October 19th 2011
I headed out of Green River heading southeast. The road crosses flat desert every bit as dull as the day before. Snow covered mountains appear in the distance, the La Sal Mountains. As the road goes on, red mesas appear in the distance and get closer. Eventually, a wall of them forms looking like a smaller version of the Waterpocket Fold cliffs. I’ve reached a slip fault, where part of the land dropped. The road runs along the base of the cliffs. Eventually, another set of cliffs appears on the other side, creating what looks like a canyon. It’s another slip fault. What on earth could create something like this? A sign appeared for Arches National Park, and I had my answer. This part of Utah was once a shallow ocean. A ... read more
Day 28 - The Arches, Utah
Published: October 10th 2011North America » United States » Utah » Arches National Park
October 9th 2011
And today's adventure was going to take place at the Arches, near the town of Moab, Utah. The deal was that Stefan and I were going to split the costs for the rental car and fuel. We quickly had breakfast and left just before 8am. It would be a four-hour trip from here. We talked and connected the iPod to the car. We listened through my playlist throughout most of the drive. 234 miles later, we approached the entrance to the National Park and started driving through. You had to drive to the sights here. Our first stop was the Park Avenue viewpoint. Even driving through the park was scenic. The entire way we would be entertained by scenery. We also stopped by the La Sal mountains and Courthouse Towers, then reached the first hiking spot ... read more
Arches and a tired but brief stop at Canyon-lands National Park
Published: August 24th 2011North America » United States » Utah » Arches National Park
August 16th 2011
We said our farewells to Giles and friends and looked forward (NOT) to a full day of driving to get to Arches National Park, stopping on the way to post a big box of crap home. We got to the park at about 6pm, made our tea then went on a short 2 mile walk to stretch our legs and to view rocks that were supposed to resemble courthouses, which we could see, a little. The campsite was full so we had to leave the park and drive a few miles to another campsite but we weren’t sorry, as it was a really beautiful spot right next to the Colorado River. In the morning we woke early as usual and headed straight into the park; it was so hot that we had to get there early ... read more
