We climbed the hill from the visitor center at Arches National Park just outside Moab, Utah to claim our site, number 21, at the Devils Garden Campground. The dry campground is 18 miles from the visitor center, but the view from the site is unbeatable!
We came here to see arches and have seen everything from the Double Arch to the Double O arch to the Delicate Arch to the Sand Dune Arch to the Navajo Arch to the Partition Arch…(gasp)…We’ve seen so many arches of all shapes and sizes!
We were in awe of Landscape Arch which spans more than a football field in length according to the park newspaper. In the past two days, we’ve hiked and hiked, more than 10 miles total!
Of course, there was some rest time available for making drawings in the deep sand!
Also the weather was perfect for Caleb to set up his tent for a night sleeping under the full moon, shadowing the distant arches.
We hiked to the upper viewpoint to see Utah’s iconic Delicate Arch. (Notice the people on the ridge to the left!) But our longest hike was from the campground out past Landscape Arch to Double O Arch!
We scrambled up slick rock and followed the cairns up along the trail, traversing a fin to get to our destination. The camera seems to hide well the steep ledges on both sides!
Fall is an ideal time to visit. The temperatures are in the low 70’s during the day, making hikes very comfortable and lows are in the 40’s, making sleeping after a long day a welcome respite.
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