Sunday, October 21, 2012

Arches National Park

We drove out of Colorado today and into Utah.  When we arrived in Utah, we did our usual stop at the state's Welcome Center to get a new map and any necessary (and not so necessary) information pamphlets.  We talked with a nice volunteer-type octogenarian who said, "Oh, I lived in Oregon at one time. Where do you live?" Us - "On the coast."  She - "Oh, I never went to the coast." Us - "Where did you live?" She (shyly and certain we had never heard of it) - "Malin."

We continued an interesting conversation and then said goodbye. What an unusual thing to have happen in Utah.

We visited Arches National Park, a beautiful and unique place. The rock formations are fascinating.  I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.


Phoenix Cruiser parked at one of the pull-offs


Picture from inside the Visitors' Center

Our road into the park goes up the side of this rock
(view from the Visitors' Center)

Another perspective - that's the Visitor's Center -
look down on the left.  We were coming back, after visiting
several highlighted spots in this part of the park.
Formations from which the park gets its name.

A lot of the rocks have names.
This one's name is Balancing Rock

This one's called Three Gossips
We even got in a little exercise.

 

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