Arches
Arches National Park is relatively small, but the landscape is larger than life. It's other-worldly, and nothing short of incredible. Apparently, the French think so, too. Yep, the French. Who knew?! Germans, Australians, Japanese ~ you'll encounter them by the droves, all over the world. The French? Not so much. And rarely in the United States. Turns out they're all in southern Utah. They disregard park signage (conveniently in French) and wear shoes that couldn't be less appropriate and make frequent reference to John Wayne, whose movies, along with Bonanza reruns, are probably aired more often in Europe than they are on this side of the pond.
Wolfe Ranch ~ hard to imagine someone intentionally settling here to ranch, given the conditions.
We wisely waited until the hottest part of the 100+ degree day to hike up to Delicate Arch. I assured the boys it was only a 3 mile trek round-trip, neglecting to consider that 3 miles in this temperature and terrain is equivalent to approximately 33 miles on our home turf . At least we followed recommendations and took multiple gallons of water. (We, er, thought about it, anyway...) But we got there and took the requisite pictures and it was well worth the trek.
Incidentally, Moab has a nice, new rec facility with indoor and outdoor pools. Pretty remarkable for a town of less than 5,000.
We loved the Canyonlands Inn and took full advantage of the pool.
It was fascinating to see where new arches are forming, and where previous arches likely existed. Evidence of the ever-changing landscape. Landscape Arch is breathtaking, but one wonders how much longer it will offer this view. A number of years ago, a piece of it broke off while people were standing directly below. Ouch.
Arches National Park is relatively small, but the landscape is larger than life. It's other-worldly, and nothing short of incredible. Apparently, the French think so, too. Yep, the French. Who knew?! Germans, Australians, Japanese ~ you'll encounter them by the droves, all over the world. The French? Not so much. And rarely in the United States. Turns out they're all in southern Utah. They disregard park signage (conveniently in French) and wear shoes that couldn't be less appropriate and make frequent reference to John Wayne, whose movies, along with Bonanza reruns, are probably aired more often in Europe than they are on this side of the pond.
Wolfe Ranch ~ hard to imagine someone intentionally settling here to ranch, given the conditions.
We wisely waited until the hottest part of the 100+ degree day to hike up to Delicate Arch. I assured the boys it was only a 3 mile trek round-trip, neglecting to consider that 3 miles in this temperature and terrain is equivalent to approximately 33 miles on our home turf . At least we followed recommendations and took multiple gallons of water. (We, er, thought about it, anyway...) But we got there and took the requisite pictures and it was well worth the trek.
Incidentally, Moab has a nice, new rec facility with indoor and outdoor pools. Pretty remarkable for a town of less than 5,000.
We loved the Canyonlands Inn and took full advantage of the pool.
It was fascinating to see where new arches are forming, and where previous arches likely existed. Evidence of the ever-changing landscape. Landscape Arch is breathtaking, but one wonders how much longer it will offer this view. A number of years ago, a piece of it broke off while people were standing directly below. Ouch.
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