The plan today was to sleep in as long as possible, eat breakfast and then head to Arches National Park. The steady pace of sightseeing, hiking and driving has taken its toll lately and we've been feeling a little worn out. It's hard to slow down when there's so much to see! A good shower before bed and a good night's sleep had us feeling more positive and ready for a good day.
On the way to Arches we saw Canyonlands National Park. so we thought we'd finish our first afternoon in Moab at Canyonlands and the next day would be reserved for Arches.
As usual we visited the visitor's center watched the video on the geological history of the park then decided to drive to the view points as per usual. I hate to say this but I did caughtmyself saying " meh.....I've seen better" ...which is true....but completely unfair to this park. Perhaps we were getting jaded at the parks...perhaps we were getting a little tired....nonetheless, this park should been pretty good too....the views were also very spectacular....but when you sandwich it between Bryce and Arches......it didn't stand a chance.....so i'm gonna apologize to Canyonlands National Park and say that it was worth the trip.
Arches National Park is five miles north of Moab and is renowned for it's 2000+ rock arch formations. We drove in to the deepest part of the park and started to explore. We hiked into a few of the view points, rock climbed and met more wonderful people (from France.)  |
| Delicate Arch |
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| windows arch |
So now we can say that we are finished our canyon visits and heading eastward towards our beautiful home....i'm startng to get excited ...I miss my family and friends...and DJANGOOOOOO
This park offered some extraordinary views of rock
love always
Mary and Peter
