Arches NP was the northern-most of the Utah parks. It was a considerable drive from Bryce up to
Arches, but for us Easterners, every vista was new and delightful. The scenery is indeed something to
behold. We had a hotel reservation near
the park entrance in Moab- or so we thought.
When we got to the hotel, for the only time the whole trip, we found
that the reservation we had made…was NOT to be found by the hotel. Out of 7 nights in hotels and one night of camping,
that is really pretty good. It turned
out that the messed-up reservation worked to our benefit, as it allowed us to
leave the park on go straight to Grand Junction, saving some time and
money. Thank you, L^rd for a failed
reservation.
Arches is a very interesting place. The composition of the rocks there, combined with the wind, rain, and ice results
in many beautiful rock arches, hence the name.
It was amazing to us the beauty and variety resulting from
weather and rocks. The colors varied
from red, to almost white to brown. The
rock formations were likewise different, and with a little imagination, you
could see all sorts of animals and even people in the rock shapes.
Andrew and I made a pretty long, hot, dusty hike to the
Landscape Arch, then on to the Perspective Arch with its huge “window”. We visited another arch, up near there, which
was smaller, but till with its own beauty.
So, what did we learn in Arches NP? Well those things that eat away at us, those
things which wear us down, may well be producing in us a beauty that we do NOT
see right away. The arches didn’t come into being overnight, and neither do
we. Those things bugging you, tiring
you, trying your patience, can be destroying you or making you beautiful.
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