National Park #3: Arches National Park in Utah.
Rocks on the side of the road typically don't get very interesting but when rocks are arrayed in spectacular arches and bridges, there's a lot to appreciate and learn from the way these are formed. Erosion is often used in a negative sense, but without it we wouldn't have these fragile arches and many other wonders like the Grand Canyon.
Delicate Arch is the most photographed of the arches. Most of the number plates on cars in Utah displays this arch in the background.
If you ever make it to Arches, you should book in to do the Fiery Furnace ranger guided tour. The ranger will take you through the Fiery Furnace. The ranger guided tours really bring a lot of life and depth to the things you see. Interesting fact: the frogs that burrow themselves into the ground come up only when it rains. In fact they come up before the rain starts because they can feel the thunder through the ground before we can even hear it. Clever.
Rocks on the side of the road typically don't get very interesting but when rocks are arrayed in spectacular arches and bridges, there's a lot to appreciate and learn from the way these are formed. Erosion is often used in a negative sense, but without it we wouldn't have these fragile arches and many other wonders like the Grand Canyon.
Delicate Arch is the most photographed of the arches. Most of the number plates on cars in Utah displays this arch in the background.
1 comment:
I've really enjoyed reading your blog guys - really interesting stuff. Amazing photos of the canyon & parks. You've inspired Mick & I to wanna go!
So how many trips does it take to become a jnr ranger??? Lol!Love it ~ xx Rach
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