Spectacular!

START :                Moab, Utah                TODAY:        198  Miles

END:                     Moab, Utah                TOTAL:      3,859  Miles

CAMPGROUND:  Canyonlands RV Park

The rock formations and landscape of Arches National Park were shaped by violent forces over 100-million years, but none of that matters when all you can say is, spectacular!  

Sunrise was pretty special, although the clouds moved in and the lighting was not as intense as would have been nice. 

Windows Arch section provided a great start to our amazing day. 

While standing under the arch, Ron looked up to see these rocks wedged into a crack—we moved on down the line.

The entrance to    Sandstone Arch was a tight squeeze, then the area opened up.  It was   difficult walking in very fine sand that was the color of cinnamon.

Ron named this rock cropping the Easter Island Rocks. 

Our next destination was Devil’s Garden which was a 1 3/4 mile heart-pumping hike. 

By ten o’clock we had logged 9,000 steps and we were done!  Still in awe of Arches, we decided it was time to move on to Canyonlands National Park. 

The Canyonlands is the beginning of the Grand Canyon - it is the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers.  

The rivers are 2,200 feet below the rim. 

The blog does not due our day justice - there are so many photos and too little space!

Back to the camper early in the afternoon, we decided to sample some of the local Moab cuisine.  Tomorrow will be a short drive to Mesa Verde.