![]() We went on a couple of good hikes in the Windows and the Double Arch area. Would a strong gust of wind blow it down? It’s been there far longer than people have been around. Louis Arch get its inspiration from the Delicate Arch? The arch looked fragile. How does nature do this? How can this not be man made? Did the St. To get closer required a moderate hike but we chose to admire it from a distance. The Delicate Arch overlook trail took us to a viewpoint with the much photographed and impossible looking arch in the distance. I really liked the view when the sun is directly behind the rock, which created a silhouette that appeared to have a ring of fire from the side of the rock. The different vantage points, with different lighting and shadow from the sun, gave dramatically different shades and feelings. A short hike took me up close and personal to the rock. Intellectually I knew this hasn’t moved for thousands of years, but I couldn’t help but wonder if it will tip over in the next hour. ![]() There was the usual geological explanation on how the formation happened but that’s not what I focused on. Hanging in the Balance Balanced Rockīalanced Rock made me wonder if this was God suspending the laws of physics. This was the opening act of Arches, full of color and dominance. These rocks burned with fury, stoked by the afternoon sun. Are these formations taller than the buildings on Park Avenue? Officially, no, because the tallest building on Park Avenue in New York is an ugly skinny looking building more than 1300 feet tall, but these formations are much grander and beautiful. A short walk got us in the middle of tall rocks soaring some 600 feet into the air with names like The Gossip, The Courthouse Towers, and The Organ. When we reached the top and came around the bend, we were greeted with tall red sandstone formations aptly named Park Avenue and Courthouse Towers. It felt like we went up a long uphill ramp of a roller coaster, with the roar of the engine instead of the click-clacking sound of a coaster chain. ![]() The car strained a bit as we drove up the side of the cliff, the buildings and cars below became little dots and the vista expanded. We could not contain our anticipation of what’s to come. The rich, red color reflected the afternoon sun off of a cliff, with a road that went to the top of the cliff before it disappeared behind a bend. & lt span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block width: 0px overflow: hidden line-height: 0 ” class=”mce_SELRES_start”& gt & lt /span& gt Our Visit to Arches National Park:Ī few short miles from the town of Moab, Utah, on a bright sunny day with deep blue sky, we pulled up to the entrance station of Arches National Park. ![]()
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