Blogs from Arches National Park, Utah, United States, North America - page 2

Today we were lucky enough to visit Arches National Park in Utah. It is amazing the work God has created in this park from soft red sandstone deposits. The park offers 23 miles of paved driving area that begins with switchback inclines up into the park. Most of the formations you are unable to see from the parking areas, some are a short walk while others take a little more time and a lot of drinking water. Bringing our doggy, Mandy, to this park would have held us back since they are only aloud in parking and paved areas. This is the largest concentration of natural sandstone arches with over 2,000 cataloged natural arches in the park. Nate and Daisy's favorite arch was Sand Dune Arch, the walk into the arch was through soft red/orange sand ... read more

Greetings All This is a blog from my latest trip to Utah. We spend 8 days hiking, biking and Camping through the national parks. Arches NP is one of the most beautiful and unusual place I have ever been. There are not just a couple of Arches, there are hundreds of them with some great hikes that allow you to escape the crowds. Its one of my favourite National Parks in America. The views are incredible and you literally stumble upon stunning arches around every corner.... read more

La fin de l'année approche et nos forces diminuent aussi... Tous les deux bien pris par le froid, nous faisons le strict nécessaire au point de vue visites... nous demandons des couvertures supplémentaires dès notre arrivée à l'hôtel et c'est au fond de nos plumes que souvent il n'est que 19h30 quand pour nous la nuit commence.... Aujourd'hui nous prévoyons la visite de Arches National Parc. Il nous faudra malheureusement marcher pour arriver aux belles arches, mais il fait tellement froid que nous ne faisons que quelques pas pour retrouver la voiture et aller à l'hôtel... même le petit lapin semble congeler sur place... Ce parc doit être magnifique quand on se sent bien... Le parc national des Arches est un site protégé situé en Utah, non loin du Parc national ... read more

I hope it doesn't get too boring seeing more pictures of Arches but it's a few years since I was here and I am still awed by the grandeur and for Suzanne this is her first time here. Over the past couple of years the number of visitors to Arches has greatly increased and they are having some probless with the traffic in the park ... It is really too vast for a shuttle system they say but they are working on solutions. Anyway it was a surprise to find a long queue of cars just waiting to get into the park but after about 15 mins we were in and once we got driving around we were lucky to find a parking space at each of the points where we wanted to take a hike. ... read more

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world" Psalm 19:1-4 Water and ice, extreme temperatures, and underground salt movement are responsible for the sculptured rock scenery of Arches National Park. Over 2,000 arches have been cataloged, ranging in size from a 3ft. opening to the longest, Landscape arch, measuring 306ft. base to base. Beside all the arches, towering ... read more