Blogs from Arches National Park, Utah, United States, North America - page 3

Arches National Park Tausende von Sandsteinbögen (Wikipedia sagt 2000) stehen in diesem Nationalpark in Utah, nahe von Moab, am Colorado River. Seit 1977 sind schon 43 davon eingestürzt. Und manche sehen schon recht gebrechlich aus. Der "Delicate Arch" ist auch das Wahrzeichen von Utah.... read more

Aujourd'hui grosse journée. Nous avons prévu de partir de Monticello en direction de Moab pour visiter Arches National Park qui est un des sites les plus visités des Etats-Unis. Nous avons rencontrés de grand canyons et des rochers assez spectaculaires. Les photos sont dans l'ordre : Les 100 premières pour Arches et les 100 autres pour canyonland. Ensuite nous sommes allés à Canyonland National Park : Island in the Sky. Nous avons emprunté une voie spéciale vue touristique qui nous en emmené dans un cul de sac et nous avons finalement dû prendre la route touristique la plus connue. Nous avons fait le plein de photos avant d'arriver à Canyonland. Ensuite comme pour Arches nous avons rencontrés bon nombres de canyons, falaises et rochers. Ensuite nous avons voulu enchainé sur Canyonlanb : The neebles. Mais nous ... read more

Geo: 38.7199, -109.589Happy Birthday to my first born, Scott. Today we got an early start because we had to drive from Salt Lake City to Moab, UT and see Arches National Park all in one day. It all worked out great, because Arches is a half day park. We left at 8:10 and 68 degrees and turned the car south. Driving through the Salt Lake City area pains me. Salt Lake City is located right in the middle of the most incredible mountains. The vista are fabulous, or they would be but for the power lines, light poles, billboards, road signs, and overpasses. I know that a lot of this is necessary, but billboards? (Maine outlawed billboards back in the 1960's and has thus provided a much nicer travel experience for millions of people.) I struggled ... read more

This was the day for Arches National Park near Moab, UT and then a lot of driving to get to Ogden, UT for the night. The drive was boring, but fine, whereas Arches was, as always, outstanding. Although our motel at Monticello was pretty basic with thin walls, our neighbours were good so we had a great sleep. The hard part was getting up very early for the trip. This visit to Arches was really for Les. I was there a couple of years ago and saw what I wanted; however, I found that seeing it again gave me a good feeling. The other benefit of being there before was that I knew where to go to give Les the best views of the place. We were there for about three hours, but that was what ... read more

Over 2000 natural rock bridges are in Arches National Park. I need more time! Today I visited the Windows section and saw Turret Arch, Double Arch and the North and South windows (both arches). I scrambled around here for about 90 minutes before finding Pothole Arch. After a stop at the Garden of Eden ( I didn't name them), I made my way around part of the scenic drive. Did 2 short hikes, one to the Sand Dune Arch. Small but quite impressive. It was hidden between some rock faces and surrounded by sand. Then a short hike to Broken Arch (it isn't). I finished the day with a 2 mile hike along the Park Avenue Trail. You walk along the bottom of a rock canyon eventually seeing The Three Gossips, Sheep Rock and The Organ. ... read more