More Than Arches (con't)

I forgot to mention that Lee took most of the photographs in the last post, and this one as well.

I closed the last post by mentioning the remnants of Hurricane Norbert.  Most of the storm went south of Moab, although Moab and Arches did receive some rain.  Lee and I knew the rain was coming, and flash floods happen so quickly in the desert that it is best to stay out of canyons, low-lying areas, and off of unfamiliar roads.  We busied ourselves with chores and projects.

In the late afternoon, we were rewarded with...  rainbows!!

We took a drive along the Colorado River, this time to the north rather than the south (where the rock art was).

The evening light on the landscape was stunning.

The next day we headed back to Arches, to pick up where we left off.  We saw signs of the rains from Norbert and one closed road.

 

This was, by the way, the rain that wiped out a portion of Interstate 15 between St. George and Las Vegas.  It forced us to chose a different direction home, rather than navigating a detour that would take us 250 miles out of the way.  Here is a photo of the damage to the freeway once reconstruction began, from news coverage on the Internet.

 

We were happy to be in Moab.

Back to the rock formations of Arches, as we continued to explore.

 

The stones go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah!

A hidden passage...

..leads to another arch!

It was nice and cool in here, with the shade and coolness of the rocks.

On to the next stop!  This stop, at the end of the road, required a 4-mile hike.

Look at this - Vienna sausages on the mountain top!

The Tunnel Arch:

Another formation in the distance:

The path:

 

Our goal on this walk was the arch that is as large as a football field, known as Landscape Arch.

 

I had to use the panorama feature on my iPhone to capture this arch in its entirety.

Next, Canyonlands!