I’ve been excited about Arches National Park this whole trip…
We made our way into Utah after waking up in Rocky Mountain
National Park. Slowly, but surely we
were getting closer to the legendary arches of the Southwest. And to a offroader’s haven : MOAB
WOO HOO! I kicked
Kate out of the driver’s seat as I couldn’t contain my anticipation and she
wasn’t driving fast enough… Ha. Just kidding, she drives like Danica PatrickJ.
We made our turn off towards Moab via Hwy 128 because it
parallels the Colorado River and makes for a much more scenic drive. So glad we did! Along the way we passed the legendary Fisher
towers. This is a must do on every
climbers list! However it requires
knowledge of trad climbing. Something I
have yet to do so… better to hold off until I have some experience under my
belt. (Trad climbing is short for
traditional climbing, where there are no bolts on the rock so you must set your
own anchors and protection)
Check out these pics of the Fisher towers!
Ok, so a little pit stop never hurt anyone
We kept on keeping on and continued through to the town of
Moab in search of some wifi. It was
about 6-7 when we rolled in, so we found ourselves a great little campsite on
the side of the Colorado river and got to cooking up some dinner.
The next morning we packed up and headed towards Arches
National Park after breakfast. Arches is
only about 10 minutes out of Moab. We
spent the majority of the day hiking around the desert like conditions chasing
photo after photo of the amazing rock formations. It was everything I had hoped for.
We headed out of Arches via a little 4x4 trail and found our
potential campsite for the night, but the day was still early so we headed out
in search of some waterfalls and lakes to cool off in.
The next morning we woke up early and headed back into
arches to beat the heat. We found our
target, Landscape Arch and snapped some great shots. Next we headed out in search of Hell’s
Revenge. One of the most popular trails
in the moab region was perfect on this 4th of July day! We met a
couple guys from Colorado which helped guide through the Tipover challenge
obstacle. They were great. Check out the
pictures!
Afterwards we set out in search of another swimming hole
before finding a spot to enjoy the fireworks!
Where in the World?!
Moab sits in a large canyon, so the fireworks echo and
reverberate back and between the canyon walls several times as they go off. It
was unique experience.
After the fireworks we headed towards Canyonlands National
Park in search of some great sunrise pictures the next day.
Where in the World?!
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