August 17, 2015 Day hikes in Arches National Park

Monday, August 17, 2015 Day hikes in Arches National Park 

We left the RV at 530 am.  Even at this hour the temperature was sitting at 78 degrees but the sun wasn’t up yet so we were okay with the temperature.  We started our hikes heading towards Landscape Arch whose total arch is more than a football field.  We also stopped at Pine Tree Arch and Tunnel Arch.  This was a 2 mile hike.  We then made a quick stop at the Skyline Arch which was just a quick .5 miles.  Then we went onto Sand Dune Arch and Broken Arch this added another 2 miles.  Mike and I were still okay so we headed for our last hike to North and South Window, Double Arch and the Turret Arch adding another 2.5 miles.  Total miles for the day 7 miles!!!!!

We left Arches and headed to Canyonlands to see what we wanted to do tomorrow for our hikes.  This Park was totally different than Arches.  Here we found meadows and different rock formations and huge canyons.  It was like the Grand Canyon but more spaced out.  We decided what hikes to do tomorrow and then we headed home.  This was a very productive day and we weren’t too tired or sore.  

This bunny was playing hide and seek with us

Our sunrise this morning

Pine Tree Arch

Another shot of Pine Tree Arch

Tunnel Arch

 Our first encounter with a snake --it is a gopher snake

this guy has his cheeks filled with juniper berries

Landscape Arch

Skyline Arch

Stones that came out of Skyline Arch

Look closely Mike is in the red shirt at the top of this rock pile

This is a called a cairn that tells you the way--I think they took it from the Canadians

Entrance to Sand Dune Arch

Sand Dune Arch

Broken Arch

Turret Arch

North and South Windows



LOOK AT THESE TWO SHOTS ONE WAY IT LOOKS LIKE A MASK AND THEN THE OTHER WAY IT LOOKS LIKE AN ELEPHANT

DOUBLE ARCH

HEART KEYHOLE (I NAMED THIS ONE)

THE GREAT WALL