There are rumors that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid hid out in the canyons of this park. We did not find their hideout but we did see the Arch that was named after Butch.
Since the hike involved a 670 foot of elevation climb we chose to only hike this trail (3.4 miles) and not the one connected to it that would have taken us back to the campground. It started off steep with lots of switchbacks but once we reached the top it leveled out some, then we were walking across slick rock. We got our first view of the Arch about half way up but at the top we could look down and through the Arch from the top and even walk out on top of it. The views from the top are awesome! I think this has become one of our all time favorite National Parks.
Having stayed in this campground for over 6 days, it was inevitable that we would meet some people. It turns out that one of the Campground Hosts has similar interests to ours. We ran into them while driving near Fishlake on Friday, then again on Saturday at the Harvest party, again at the Jazz concert and today they were on the Cassidy Arch Trail! We will need to exchange addresses with Ron and Mary because I bet we travel in similar circles too.
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