We arrived in Arches National Park on Thursday afternoon and since we had reservations we easily found our camping spot. It is a good thing too as the area is very busy. We sometimes feel we are in Europe instead of the US as there are so many of them in our National Parks. August is their holiday time and they rent RV's to explore our great country.
We were on the trails at 8 AM both Fri. and Sat. and got a lot of sightseeing accomplished. We hiked out thru the Devil's Garden Area where we saw the largest arch called Landscape Arch. Part of it broke off last year so this is a popular place. 2 miles down the path is the Double O Arch and another 1/2 mile took us to the monolith called Dark Angel. On this 6-1/ 2 mile round trip hike with side trips to see the Navaho and Partition Arches. Later in the day we hiked up to the Windows Arches and the Turret Arch. The day was very windy and dusty so we were happy to take showers in the RV.
Saturday we hiked up to the most famous arch in the park -- Delicate Arch (3 mile round trip). This is the arch most often seen on license plates and in literature. Enough hiking, we took the Jeep out to Klondike Bluffs to see Tower Arch. Part of the drive was moderately difficult but most is thru sand.
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