On our third day in Moab we return to Arches National Park for a walk through Devil’s Garden. We stopped by the Landscape arch viewing area then took the path less traveled through the garden. The Primitive Loop was an excellent hike, not very challenging but it was rough and long enough that we had the trail to ourselves for most of the hike. Add to that a few rock scrambles and amazing views and it was a wonderful day.
Back at Arches to look at more rocks
A local!
You can see why they call them Mule Dear
First arch of the day
The Landscape arch
The landscape
The landscape in landscape
Jonny, you are so small
The steep rocks to on the right actually is the trail
Snack break
Our own Private arch
The best lunch spot so far
The Dark Angle… errr… Angel
Whoah, double arches
Under the arch
The Dark Angel through the eye of an arch
Going off the trail a little, but the view is worth it
The bruvs
Walking the ridgeline
Looking back at Devil’s Garden
Looking out over the park from the Partition Arch
Long shadows make the park more gorgeous
Wait, let me take a selfie
The Landscape Arch in landscape
End of day light on red rocks
The Balanced rock
The valley in shadow
Arches is an excellent place for some star gazing, as ther is little light pollution. Unfortunately for us it was also a full moon. We only had a few hours of darkness before the moon came up to ruin any good views. Between the moon and the clouds I did get a small window to practice taking some starscapes.
This image contains an airplane and a shooting star!
Amazing
A Clash of Coasts 