Arches Natl Park

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The three gossips, along the road in Arches Natl Park
I believe this was either the Organ or the Court House. ...
So then this is? I believe it's part of "Park Avenue"...
This must have had a name, but it escapes me. Any guesses?
These are the gossips again
Part of Park Avenue. Sorry about those campers
At the top, just right of center is what looked like the...
See it climbing out of the canyon?
Big pull off for "Balanced Rock". "Balanced Rock is one...
Now we see why it's called "arches"
A lot of the rocks in Arches were highly defined and led...
This is North Window Arch. You can see the stairs...
And now you're at the top
Can't figure out how we took this, as I'm pretty sure...
With Peter and me sitting in the shadow of the Arch
Now this one is South Window Arch ... so maybe this is...
Closing in on Afrida
Peter following Paul towards the south Window Arch
From certain view points you can see both.
More of the elephant herd. Front view on left; hind...
Looking back at south window arch
Get both of them
Different part of Arches, approaching Double Arch
There's a prairie dog guarding the entrance
And a mean looking guy with a turban on his head and a...
Getting closer to Double Arch
... and to the mean guy
Am I really getting closer? This sand is deep / hot /...
Some side points of interest
This is as close as I am getting. Is that South America...
Stuff in Arches was really spread out. Quite the...
How's that for an elephant??!! He even has a...
This is Inspiration Arch ... at quite a distance. The...
Inspiration Arch from a distance
Unnamed arch on the road south of Moab
Ditto
On Monday morning we drove into Arches National Park....
View from the top of Owl Rock.
Monica sitting on the top of Owl Rock.
View of the parking/viewing area for Owl Rock from the...
Strange formations looking similar to Owl Rock to the Southeast.
Monica again.
Looking down, another climbing party had arrived and is...
Monica.
Monica again.
Monica on Rappel from Owl Rock -- sort of looks like is...
Owl Rock from the parking lot. The climbing route goes...
After that, we decided to take a short 1-2 hour hike...
Me during our hike.
Another big arch.
Hiking around the desert. More small towers.
After our hike, we drove over to Balanced Rock for a...
Balanced Rock and Off Balanced Rock.
After lunch, Monica and I drove back to the hairpin...
John and the 3 Penguins (far left). To access the climb...
3 Penguins viewed from the side: looking like 1 Penguin.
The route felt incredibly exposed right from the get-go:...
View from the base of the climb. I think we are in a lot...
Monica past the crux on pitch 1 of Right Chimney, Three Penguins.
Standing on top of the middle Penguin's head.
Fun summit.
One more.
One last one.
Monica on the head of the middle Penguin with the right...
View of the road from the top. Also the Lasal Mountains...
Hey look, you can see the silhouette of the Three...
Monica stacking the rope back at the feet of the...
Monica and Penguin The Right, fluffing its breast feathers.
On the hike back to the car across the narrow shelf.
John, posing with a fistful of large cams (for the off...
After Three Penguins, Monica and I decided we had had...
Impressive fin of Dewey Bridge (I think) sandstone layer.
Closer to it. Really liked the contrasting colors at...
More formations. Spotted a few anchor bolts on this...
Lightning bolt crack.
Monica and I agreed this sort of reminded us of a ship,...
Aid line straight up the center of this face.
Courthouse Rock.
Monica and the Three Gossips.
Courthouse Rock up close.
Looking back up Park Avenue.
Chockstone and the (almost) full moon.
Toward the end of our hike.
On the drive out from the park, we stopped below the...