{"id":6390,"date":"2015-08-27T10:17:07","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T14:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tusentakk2.com\/wordpress\/?p=6390"},"modified":"2015-08-28T19:10:48","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T23:10:48","slug":"arches-national-park-utah-august-16-17-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tusentakk2.com\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/arches-national-park-utah-august-16-17-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Arches National Park — Utah, August 16-17, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we naively arrived at the campground at the Arches Nat’l Park on August 16, we learned that they were “full”, and that reservations were usually necessary months in advance. \u00a0We stopped at the visitor center and watched the orientation movie, where we learned that the Park contains the largest concentration of arches in the world — more than 2000. \u00a0We then went on to Moab and checked into the KOA campground. \u00a0Next morning, we detached our Chevy Tracker “dinghy” and went back to the busy and crowded Park to see some of the sights. \u00a0We had intended to begin early enough to avoid the heat, but somehow didn’t get to the trailhead for the Delicate Arch until about 8:30 am. \u00a0Fortunately, it was partially cloudy at that point and we traversed the “moderately difficult” trail without difficulty. \u00a0Nice arch, but crowded in the immediate vicinity. \u00a0On the way back along the path, we visited an historic log cabin farm house, and then a cliff with spectacular pictographs. \u00a0We drove to and stopped at several other locations, including the Balanced Rock and the Double Bridges sites. \u00a0At the latter I photographed a young couple having fun taking interesting pictures of each other. \u00a0By mid afternoon the temperatures had gotten uncomfortable, so we returned to the campsite for a second night before venturing further east. \u00a0But those adventures deserve their own blog entry. \u00a0See you then?<\/p>\n\n\t\t