This is a well known arch and I really wanted to see it. The only way is to hike in but I was game. The difficulty is supposed to be moderately strenuous. Yeah right. After hiking up steep paths and across rocks where you better have good balance then more steep paths finally I could see the Arch but wait that’s not the end of the hiking. Now there’s a 50 foot steep cliff face with a chain link “grab on” and a few widely spaced apart toe holds carved into the rock face. People were scrambling up and coming down backwards. I looked at that and thought I might be able to get up but coming down?? Uh, no, a hard pass. Still got some great pictures and didn’t break a leg. I call that success. After the hike Vic went into City Market and did the grocery shopping while Zoe and I waited in the air conditioned truck.
Before we got to the trail there was a sign “Petroglyphs” so we stopped to see. So interesting.
Tomorrow we leave for Capitol Reef, another national park in Utah.
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Did you learn how old the glyphs are? I’ve never seen them, but I suppose they resemble the Egyption version of picture writing.
Capital Reef is one of daughter Julie’s favorite camping destinations. But they have many others, too — some in Idaho, Montana, etc. They’re simply “in love” with the desert/mountain west, so life here in suburbia holds no interest at all. They come back once or twice a year out of a sense of duty, and then hurry back for some new adventure they want to explore.
You’d better be careful, or you and Vic will get hooked, too!
Happy trails!
Linda T.
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I included a picture of the sign at the petroglyphs, it said they are between 6,000 and 1,000 BC
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Those arches are insane!
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I am in awe of everything. ❤
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