Arches National Park


I have not talked about the weather recently…so here goes.  Most of the time as we traveled across New Mexico, the daytime highs reached into the low 30’s.  At night the temperatures would go down to between 20 to 25, reasonable for sleeping.  The temperatures have felt comfortable for us because this is a dry heat.  32 degrees here is not the same as 32 degrees in Louisiana for example.  Louisiana was a sauna with incredibly high humidity levels.  However, elevation can do strange things to nighttime temperatures.  The last 2 mornings as we were rising it was close to freezing…sitting in long pants and jackets drinking coffee felt a little bit strange.  Today the temperature went back up to 37 degrees.  We are not used to such fluctuations.  It is 6:00 pm as I write this, and the temperature is still 37.  Not sure whether to wear socks to bed or nothing at all…sorry to put such an image in everyone’s mind!

Today we visited Arches National Park in Utah.  Once again, we were overwhelmed by the strange land forms.  It is impossible to put into words what we saw, so the pictures will have to do.
  
We are set up in Green River KOA.  Green River is in the southeast corner of Utah.

Distance Traveled = 251 km.  Wildlife Sightings = Least Chipmunk (yesterday in Mesa Verde), Turkey Vulture, House Finch, Western Kingbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Bullock’s Oriole.


Utah Highway 191 - Church Rock


Arches National Park - Entrance Road


Arches National Park - Three Gossips


Arches National Park - Sheep Rock


Arches National Park - Balanced Rock


Arches National Park - Double Arch


Arches National Park - Northern Window


Arches National Park - View from the Northern Window


Arches National Park - Turret Arch

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