Arches National Park

In a nutshell arches are formed when water percolates into porous sandstone. As it freezes and thaws it causes bit of rock to fracture and fall creating an arch formation. (dave says enough with the geologic formation history in the blog. We have too much to post and the cost of the beers we’re sucking down at this Durango, Colorado brewery with free wi-fi is going to hit the budget. So keep it simple. People only look at the photos anyway!!) Arches National Park is home to over 2,000 arches. Although we didn’t visit them all we did get a pretty good sampling over the course of two days. Here are a few of the photos:

Landscape Arch (306 feet long– 11 feet thick - one of the oldest arches in the park – they don’t know how long it will continue to stand – In 1991 a 60 foot slab of rock fell off in the thinnest section)

Partition Arch

Skyline Arch

Broken Arch

Sand Dune Arch (You had to walk through some deep sand to get to this one)

Double Arch (This was both dave and my favorite arches.)

Delicate Arch (This is the most popular arch in the park. In fact it is the arch you normally see in Utah advertising. We did the hike early in the morning and were rewarded with great lighting.)
Three Gossips (This was a neat formation near the front of the park. We slowed down and took some time to view it every time we past it. We couldn’t get enough.)

Great Bumper Sticker We Saw