After a couple days in Roy, we set out south and west to Arches National Park, near Moab on the Colorado border. The drive took a bit longer than anticipated, so we didn't arrive until early evening, which was just as well. It was still hot, even then.
The Arches Park is amazing. There are walls of colorful strata, fields of precarious pinnacles, and of course majestic arches. The timeless stillness was underscored by the old photographs of the area 100 years ago: the people posing are long gone, the arches look exactly the same.
The park also had an excellent network of trails, and I should have liked to camp there and explore. In March. 30 or 40 degrees cooler. We took a mile walk to see the Delicate Arch and decided that was enough hiking for the day. Next time.
I think they'll still be there.
Miles: 3480
Posted by yozhik at July 17, 2003 09:45 AM