Spring Break Road Trip 2021: Nebraska -> Colorado Springs -> Utah (Dead Horse) -> Utah (Arches) -> Utah (Canyonlands)
Now the Arches. This National Park is quite literally just a bunch of Arches. I couldn't reduce this incredible experience any further.
- Be prepared to be device-free cause no signal most of the time.
- Get in the entrance for Arches National Park before 8:30 am. Cause there is huge rush in and they close the gates after n number of cars are in. Really. That's how we lost the first day and made it in on the 2nd day.
- Pack lunch and get. No way to get out of here before dark just cause you are short of food.
- Shoes - get the best ones. We clocked 30k steps on this day alone.
The rock mountains right after entrance are enthralling enough. But I wonder why we wasted time here instead of Arches.
North & South Arches
I climbed on of these arches and got stuck sobbing & groeling with fear. Kids had fun but helped me down.
Double Arches
Broken Arch
This one involved first a halt the Sand Dune. This narrow caveous sight.
Then a small hike to Broken Arch.
Devils Garden Trail
This is a hike place and shows quite a few arches in the range of 2 to 9 miles.
We checked out the Landscape Arch. tunnel arch view was not so great.
Delicate Arches
We saved the Delicate Arches for the grand finale. And it was totally worth it.
Our whole party has numerous stories to tell about just this one. Different story for each of us cause it was a different adventure for each.
If you plan it make sure there is 2 hours of daylight there. Coz the return walk was in twilight & slowly faded to dark. It was all on the tilted mountain, but there were millions others with us and with flashlights or phone-light.
This walk on the cliff-edge - not for the faint-hearted and yet ah-doable. We did it - to & fro. And at the end, we saw Niagara-level of crowd !
Messa Arch
Then there is Messa Arch. We visited this next day to check out the sunset.
I have proof we clocked more than 30K steps that day !
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