Showing posts with label Arches National Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arches National Park. Show all posts

Sunday, September 25, 2022

Devil's Garden at Arches National Park

For our second hike today, we did the Devil's Garden Trail. About 7 with 600 ft of elevation gain/loss.  There are lots of beautiful red rock formations all along the way.

Landscape Arch and Patrician Arch

Landscape Arch

views along the trail


Double O Arch 

Double O Arch

View from the back side of Double O Arch

Top Story Arch

Views along the primitive trail portion of the Devil's Garden Loop

Private Arch









 

Fiery Furnace Arches National Park

We were fortunate to get Self-Guided Fiery Furnace Permits in Arches National Park. We followed the semi-marked loop route and went into the 2 marked dead ends as well as exploring some of the other dead ends. We did 2+ miles of "trail" and scrambling.I would not have attempted this without my sister, who has desert off route scrambling experience. View of the Fiery Furnace at sunset (we were to only explore the area between sunrise and sunset).

We took the rangers advise and went counterclockwise along the "route".

So many lovely rock formations along the way!




There are many tight squeezes.






Towering rock formations reflecting in a small puddle.



Skull Arch


Cloister Arch







Surprise Arch

Wide angle photo looking up at Surprise Arch 




Exiting the Fiery Furnace