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Friday, August 24, 2012

Welcome to the Rock!

Arches National Park turned out to be one of my favorite national park visits of the entire trip. It has some of the most striking scenery I saw. The landscape, at times, feels so alien that I felt like I was on another planet. The arches did not disappoint! They were grand, and I regret that we didn't get to see all of them!

An arch we found on the side of the road before even arriving at the park. 

The universal sign of the arch!


I think this was the "Courthouse" formation.

Petrified dunes

Balanced Rock

Tunnel Arch

Pine Tree Arch

Landscape Arch

Partition Arch

Navajo arch. Are we done looking at arches yet?

Part of the trail was "primitive" and involved hiking along rock fins.

This was as far as we could travel on the primitive trail.

Awesome rock surrounding Delicate Arch - the most iconic arch in the park.

Delicate Arch


The traditional celebratory hat toss after a long hike.

I'm not sure what this was called but I think it looks like a rock palace!

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  1. UnknownSeptember 9, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    Those are some epic rocks.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 9, 2012 at 12:48 AM

    Very true. They were a lot bigger than I expected.

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  3. KirstenSeptember 25, 2012 at 1:46 AM

    if you trek back through Utah, there is a slot canyon near Goblin valley State Park (which is eerily full of "hoodoos", and worth an overnight). The slot canyon is called "Little Wild Horse Canyon", and is well worth the stop (during the dry season)

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