May 19-20, 2017 – Arches NP

Started at the Windows trail.  A gentle climb up a gravel trail led to the massive North Window, South Window and Turret Arch.

Balanced Rock – a fragile, picturesque rock formation.  A huge sandstone boulder perched on a narrow pedestal, defying gravity.  Makes you wonder how long until it falls

From there we saw the Double Arch.  A relatively flat trail that led to the base of two giant arch spans.  Quite impressive!

Sand Dune Arch – had to hike through deep sand to a secluded arch among fins of rock

Broken Arch – trail took us across a large meadow, through fins with sand dunes and Slickrock.  Had to do some scrambling to get to the base of the arch.

Delicate Arch – by far the most famous sight and trail.