On Saturday we went to Arches National Park. The rock formations there were like nothing I have ever seen before. The beautiful red rock has formed magnificent sights.
When we entered the park, this is some of what we saw first. It was breathtaking for me.
I have never seen so many wonderful landscapes.
I loved all the spires and balanced rocks. It was like walking through natures art gallery of sculptures.
And of course the "Balanced Rock"
There were petrified sand dunes.
And then came what the park was named for... the ARCHES!
Maybe these will become arches in a few thousand...or million years...
On Sunday we went to Canyon Lands National Park. The views were also breathtaking and amazing, but so different. Within the short ten miles by the way the crow flies from Arches to Canyon lands it's like stepping into a different world. The pictures do not do the intricate and seemingly infinite landscape justice.
Being the little Indian tracker that I am, I spotted a dinosaur track...can you see it? hee hee
Some more spires here.
This was a great trip. This area is unlike anything else on the earth. I can't believe that I have lived this close to this place for so long and haven't gone before now.