All the Beautiful Arches: Arches National Park

Created June 22, 2001
Since my classmate Monts visited Utah and showed her pictures in a slide show in our dorm back at Harvard, I've always wanted to visit that national park with a lot of beautiful arches. Who knew that it took me almost 8 years to realize that dream! While it's more than extra 100 miles to drive from Four Corner (where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet) to Moab (just outside of Arches NP) and took almost two full days out of our itenerary, it is well worth the trip! I spent extra two hours to walk to the most famous of them all - Delicate Arch, under the stinging sun and almost dehydrated. But again, I have to say, it is worth the trip!
First glance of the Delicate Arch
  • This is my first glance of the Delicate Arch, after the more than an hour's hike (okay, okay, I was slow. It should take only about 45 inutes each way). It's like a deja vu since I have seen it so many times from pictures (and car plates of Utah).
Different angle of the Delicate Arch
  • This is the Delicate Arch from different angle. It doesn't seem so magnificent now, but still, delicate.....Can you feel how blue the sky is?
View from under the Delicate Arch
  • This picture was taken from under the Delicate Arch. There were so many tourists. I was worried some of us might fall off the cliff (It is a cliff next to the Arch).
Trail to the Delicate Arch -
  • This is the trail leading to the Arch. It doesn't look too strenuous, isn't it?
Turret Arch
  • There are many arches in this National Park (besides the Delicate one). Turret Arch is one of them....
View of North and South Windows
  • ...and from the Turret Arch, you can have a good peek of the North and South Windows, the largest twin arches in the Park.
Three Gossips
  • There are also some interesting non-arch stone formations in the Park. Such as "The Three Gossips" here...
Scene from Devil's Garden
  • Devil's Garden is the furthest part inside the Park. After a long hot day's drive and hike, I couldn't even finish the trek in this part of the Park. I am still regretting it...

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