Arches National Park

I have been to Arches National Park a few times now. The first time I went It was just for a quick stop. I also had forgotten the battery to my camera. I still took some photos with wife's (I was dating her then) point-and-shoot camera. I think it might have been the most frustrated that she ever saw me. It was frustrating. I was going to arches National Park for my first time and I was unable to use my camera! When we went to visit Delicate Arch we took the short trail because we were traveling to Idaho. If you take the short trail you end up quite far from the arch with a chasm between you and it which dwarfs the arch. It is breathtaking but taking the trail to the arch is well work it.

Delicate Arch at sundown - Arches National Park

The second time I went to Arches National Park It was extremely windy and a bit cold. We took the trail right up to Delicate Arch. The wind had gust of 60-80 mph! Many people lost hats, sunglasses, and jackets. It was quite frightening to get right up near the arch because you were afraid you would fall into the giant chasm (or get blown horizontally against a rock wall). The wind was constantly changing intensity and directions in a wreak less manner. We made it through and the whole way back to the trailhead we warned people of wind and to hold onto clothes and small children. I have some of the images from this visit on my blog HERE on the Panoramas page.

This last time we went to Arches National Park the weather was perfect. There was only the slightest breeze, it was sunny, and it was the perfect warmth! It was marvelous!

We didn't get here till the middle of the day. We had some things we had to get done and we were traveling from the direction of Bluff, Utah. 

We got ourselves a National Park Pass and we hope to use it throughout the year. A Year National Park Pass is $80. But a day pass to Arches is only $5! Other national parks cost more to get in (i.e. Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon cost $25 for a one time entrance). However there are other options that fall between a year pass and a one day entrance.

NOW BACK TO ARCHES! 

Delicate Arch with flexible girls posing for photo. I was waiting for the girls to move but it was a great subject so I took a shot. - Arches National Park

Delicate Arch is the iconic arch for the park. We did visit it but we also visited Landscape Arch, Devil's Garden, Double O Arch, and the Fiery Furnace Viewpoint (among other places). Below are the photos I took on that day.

Fiery Furnace - Arches National Park

 10 photo panorama (57.1" x 15.8") - Fiery Furnace - Arches National Park

Rock formations near Devil's Garden Trailhead - Arches National Park

Rock formation near Devil's Garden Trailhead - Arches National Park

Trail near Devil's Garden Trailhead - Arches National Park

Tree near Devil's Garden Trailhead - Arches National Park

Rock Texture near Devil's Garden Trailhead - Arches National Park

Rock formation along Devil's Garden Trail - Arches National Park

Devil's Garden Trail - Arches National Park

Rock formation along Devil's Garden Trail - Arches National Park

Landscape Arch - Arches National Park

Landscape Arch - Arches National Park

7 photo panorama (40.0" x 17.5") - Rock formation East of Landscape Arch - Arches National Park

Landscape Arch - Arches National Park

5 photo panorama (31.3" x 14.0") - Landscape Arch and Devil's Garden Trail - Arches National Park

Devil's Garden Trail (La Sal Mountains in background) - Arches National Park

6 photo panorama (55.6" x 17.0") - Devil's Garden Trail - Arches National Park

Flowers along Devil's Garden Trail - Arches National Park

Flowers along Devil's Garden Trail - Arches National Park

Flowers along Devil's Garden Trail - Arches National Park

7 photo panorama (53.0" x 17.3") - Devil's Garden - Arches National Park

Devil's Garden - Arches National Park

Devil's Garden and Devil's Garden Trail along rock formation - Arches National Park

Double O Arch - Arches National Park

My lovely wife near Double O Arch - Arches National Park

Double O Arch (and my lovely wife) - Arches National Park

5 photo panorama (30.6" x 16.8") - Devil's Garden - Arches National Park

Rock formations of Devil's Garden - Arches National Park

3 photo panorama (30.4" x 11.8") - Rock formation along Devil's Garden Trail with La Sal Mountains in background - Arches National Park

Rock formation along Devil's Garden Trail near Landscape Arch - Arches National Park

Rock formation along Devil's Garden Trail - Arches National Park

Rock formation along Devil's Garden Trail - Arches National Park. (I would call this Jello Mold Rock)

Rock formation along Devil's Garden Trail - Arches National Park

Rock formation near Devil's Garden Trailhead - Arches National Park

Rock formation near Devil's Garden Trailhead - Arches National Park

Rock formation near Devil's Garden Trailhead - Arches National Park

7 photo panorama (42.1" x 17.4") - Small gully just north of Delicate Arch - Arches National Park

Texture of rock (ground) near Delicate Arch. Also one photo from the panorama above. - Arches National Park

6 photo panorama (39.2" x 17.3") - Small gully just north of Delicate Arch - Arches National Park

22 photo panorama (47.2" x 38.9") - Delicate Arch with people - Arches National Park

Moon coming up over rocks near Delicate Arch - Arches National Park

Moon coming up over rocks near Delicate Arch - Arches National Park

9 photo panorama (23.6" x 25.1") - Delicate Arch - Arches National Park

33 photo panorama (46.7" x 36.6") - Delicate Arch - Arches National Park

One single photo from the 33 photo panorama above of Delicate Arch - Arches National Park

9 photo panorama (52.3" x 16.7") - Delicate Arch - Arches National Park

13 photo panorama (57.1" x 16.8") - Delicate Arch - Arches National Park

 Delicate Arch Trail looking away from Delicate Arch - Arches National Park