Day #8 cont‘d

Ok, ok, will continue to report on day 8:

We got up early in the morning to catch a first glimpse of Arches NP. We hiked (this is an exaggeration) to South and North Window (from both sides), then on to Double Arch. The latter walk took us about one hour, of which 20 minutes were "lost" due to the lack of proper signs in place. If anyone ever intends to do the same walk, confidently follow the restroom signs from the Window Arches to Double Arch – will save you some time.

After that it was time to head back to the hotel and to watch some TV (won't say more).

While the loss still sank in, we decided to hike to Double O Arch (the hike passes Landscape Arch). The hike takes about 80 minutes (one way) and with temperatures at 35°C and over, it is quite a strain. I have placed some photos in the photo section.

Oh, sorry, I am talking about arches constantly and did not offer any explanation about what they are: Arches in Arches NP are arches in red sandstone which formed when ice broke stone away. This process left behind a number of beautiful and impressive arches. The occurrence of such is rather rare and Arches NP requires you to hike for quite some time to see all the arches there are.

Day 9 is an "off-day" and we have no program planned (Yeah!)