Monday, 9/25/17

Here are a few of the scary turns we had to take each day to get to our campsite in Kane's Canyon. 

We spent today in Arches National Park, and it was amazing.  There was a 30 minutes to get into the park, which was surprising to me since it was Monday, so we opted to skip the visitor center and drive directly to the trailhead for Delicate Arch.  Our hike, about two miles to the arch, was longer but easier than our hike yesterday to Upheaval Dome.  It was a 2 mile hike but you don’t see the Delicate Arch until the last second of your hike.  The final 400 yards was along a narrow ledge that overlooks a steep drop.   I was nervous, but when you get to the end of the ledge, BAM, there’s Delicate Arch.  It’s overwhelming.

We spent about an hour sitting at the arch, enjoying its awesome beauty, and also people watching too. 

Our hike back to the trailhead was mostly downhill, so it was easy.  We then drove to several other scenic overlooks in the park before heading back to Moab for an early dinner at “Twisted Sister”.   Our meal was fabulous! 

We were back at our campsite by 7:00 PM, so we had no difficultly navigating the treacherous canyon turns, and then we ended the night with a campfire under the moonlit skies and s’mores!  What a day!