Today, we returned to Arches NP to take the trail back to ‘landscape arch.’ This is the arch that is shown in promotional photos of Arches NP. The arch spans over 300 feet. Several years ago a visitor was in the right place, at the right time and took video of a large section of the arch that collapsed. It was a relatively easy 1.6 mile hike and well worth the walk.
Here’s your history lesson for the day. Arches NP is one of 58 National Parks. I would bet that if you asked someone how many National Parks there are, they would guess many more that just 58. Many National Monuments are considered National Parks. Herbert Hoover signed legislation that made Arches a National Monument in 1929. It became a National Park in 1971. The park is 119 square miles and contains over 2,000 sandstone arches and they feel there are more to be discovered.
Yesterday, I described the photos as top, middle, and bottom row. That’s how it looked when I wrote it in “Windows Live Writer;” a new blog program that we got with our new computer. When I published the blog it put three photos per line. Whatever.
Here are the photos for today:
These are two photos of rock climbers. On our way out of the park we stopped at a pullout and spotted these ‘free climbers.’ These guys are hundreds of feet up. Connie thought that the lower climber gave up. He didn’t move all the time we watched them.
The area around Moab, Utah is beautiful. These National Parks are real treasures!
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