The Golden Arches
After our time in the Bay named after a holy little man in a brown robe, we headed back to Colorado, but not before a fun stop in Utah. We first made a quick stop in Salt Lake City and checked out Temple Square. A special thanks goes to Sarah's friend Molly and the Claflin family for their generous hospitality.
Then we headed to Moab, Utah. We spent 2 days playing in the jungle gym known as Arches National Park. We'd heard good things about Arches, but it was even better. Of course, we saw only a fraction of the over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, but they were spectacular! We hiked the Devils Garden Primitive Loop, which included a lot of bouldering and scrambling on slickrock surfaces alongside steep narrow ledges - my favorite type of hiking.
Arches isn't one of the most well-known National Parks, but it should be. Only 5 1/2 hours from Denver, I'm sure we'll be back. Here are a few photos. See the full album here.
in front of "The Windows"
Hold on.
always a sign of good things to come!
my kind of playground
Balanced Rock
The world-famous "Delicate Arch"
"Double Arch"
The 306 ft. "Landscape Arch"
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