Arches National Monument

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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 trips and getting lost, we hiked for about 5 miles.

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