CANYONLANDS

This national park certainly lives up to its name. It has some of the most amazing canyons I have ever seen (Grand Canyon included). Within seconds of being inside the park, you come across this beautiful view.

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After taking about a 10 mile hike, UPHILL, you come

across "Mesa Arch". The view through the arch is magnificent.

(The hike was really only 0.5 miles - just seemed longer)

These two ravens were following me waiting for me to die!

(I would have been a hefty meal for them!)

More views of the park and the canyons

Those 3 blocks at the top left actually

serve a purpose; they guide hikers along

the way (I never get that far away from

the parking lot to have to use them!)

I thought this was very interesting;

the cactus growing in snow!

As the sun starts to go down . . .

My day actually started off with a return

to Arches National Park. I had missed

these two arches.

This is North and South Window Arches Turret Arch

ARCHES NATIONAL PARK

I woke up today to more snow, but it was a beautiful day!

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I drove from Colorado to Utah, with

sights such as this along the way.
Utah might be the prettiest state I have ever been in.
This was a house built into the rock.
There is a memorial to Franklin Roosevelt
(don't ask me to explain that - I just took the photo)
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK


There are many beautiful arches in the park.
All of them have names, but I couldn't
remember which was which!

The rest of the park is beautiful too.

I think this formation looks like the 3 Wise Men!

The one on the left is called

"Balancing Rock" - for good reason!

I took a hike down this narrow pathway . . .

continued through thick sand sand . . .
up these rocks . . .

to reach this arch (Sand Dune Arch)

It was well worth the hike to see it! The sun starts to go down over Arches