We arrived in Utah on June 30th. We stayed at the Canyonland RV Resort in Moab Utah. The drive to Moab suddenly opened up with Red Rock and I was in love with the place. Terri said she would prefer palm trees to Red Rock , but still thought it was stunningly beautiful.
The RV resort was just a few miles from Arches and in between 2 of the three sections to Canyonlands. Canyonlands is divided into 4 separate areas. These areas are naturally divided by the Colorado and Green Rivers. We decided to do Arches the next morning.
We were truly overwhelmed with all the beauty of the park. The majestic arches and pinnacles. The beautiful colors and shades of red rock. We did several hikes, some short, some lengthier climbs to the arches.
This rock is called “The Three Gossips”
This one was called “The Lamb”.
Then to our amazement- “The Balanced Rock”!
Terri was fearful today would be the day the rock would loose it’s balance.
We did one long hike were we saw four different Arches. The North Arch:
The South Arch:
The two together:
The Turret Arch:
The double Arch:
Some interesting perspectives:
The small Arch in the distance is called The Delicate Arch and one of the most photographed. There is a trail to get a much closer look, we opted not to do another hike as we wanted to do some road cycling. We noticed a paved trail on our way the National Park that morning.
The bike ride was one of the most scenic rides we have ever done. The path was lined with towering red rock and followed the Colorado River. Here are some pics:
It’s not the Rio Grande, but it is the Colorado!
What a great Ride. We didn’t want the ride to end. LOVE MOAB!