Delicate Arch

We finally made it to Arches National Park. At the "end of the road, " or in this case, the northern most point of the parks road are a series of arches all along the same trail.  Tunnel Arch was up first.

There are many famous arches, but some of the smaller, less known arches are fun in their own way.  Pine Tree Arch is small and unassuming....

...but you can walk right up to it....

...and UNDER it.  I thought that was really cool.

The longest arch.....and to me pretty spectacular is Landscape Arch. Since 1991, when a piece of the arch collapsed, the area under the arch is off limits.

If we send out a Christmas card this year, this is a serious candidate for cover photo!

The most famous arch in the park is Delicate Arch.  We first saw it from an observation point.

Then we actually did the three mile hike.  This is the final approach....

And there it is. Delicate Arch.

I didn't actually walk down to stand under the arch because the footing was a bit weird, but as you can see, Onions did!

Nearly sunset....

Selfie with a mouthful of nuts.