There's Navjo Arch, Pine Tree Arch, Gumbo Arch, Arch Shrimp - Tuesday, March 29

Linda got up early and took the dog for a run. It was raining and a little cold so Linda ran and I laid in bed while the water boiled for my coffee. As the morning moved along the rain stopped and we decided to go into Arches again and hike to some more of those wonders. We tided up Baka, mad sure he had the necessities and off we went, our destination Devils Garden. There are a bunch of arches to hike to in this area and all of them start at about the same point.

The main trail leads to Tunnel Arch


Tunnel Arch

and a great arch called Pine Tree Arch.


Pine Tree Arch

Every time we got to a different arch we waited for the clouds to part, took a picture and moved on. The traffic was not a problem and we were able to have some private viewing at each arch. One of the largest arches in the US is Landscape Arch


Landscape Arch

and we hiked by the viewing area and took some more photos. We will definitely be able to show someone the arches of Arches National Park by the time we get this vacation over!


Wall Arch

Wall Arch came next and then the trail split and we hiked to Partition Arch


Linda in Partition Arch

followed by Navajo Arch. Each arch is different and unique, we enjoyed them all.


Navajo Arch & Bug

At this point we made a decision to hike out the trail going to Double O Arch and if we got tired we would turn back. The weather was good and we felt like this would be our chance to see the area beyond the split in the trail. We were not disappointed in the least.


Fins

To get to the last arch on the trail you had to walk over several of the fins that are so predominate in this park.


Linda on a Fin part of the Trail

Remember what we learned in the Fiery Furnace, well this time instead of walking around the base of the fins we hiked along the top. You had to keep your eyes focused ahead of you so that you didn’t get vertigo and trip.


Fins at Double O Arch

We both agreed that this was the best part of the hike and were very glad we decided to keep going.


Double O Arch

Double O Arch was very unique two arches one on top of the other. At this point you can continue on the primitive trail that leads you back around and connects to the main trail, or you can turn around and hike back on the trail you came in on.


Double O Arch

We chose to turn around because we were a little tired.


Linda on a Fin returning from Double O Arch

This proved to be a good choice, because by the time we got back to camp we were beat. The trail back was very busy and there were a lot of hikers with kids. Once again early on the trail is a good rule to follow.


Double O Arch

On the way back Linda’s pack came open and she dropped her vest. We asked several hikers if they had seen it and they said someone had put it on a bush about ¼ mile back. I hiked back and found it and we made our way back to the Jeep.