Arches, Arches, and more Arches

Five days in the Moab, Utah area.............There's arches along the Colorado River, and there's arches in Arches National Park.  And there are great hikes.  First we had to obtain a good camp site; so we headed out early and pulled into Goose Island campground at 8am.  There was only one available site in this small BLM campground which is right on the Colorado River.  Since the"early camper catches the site", we got it!  A great location plus a rental car for the time we were here, made for a good visit.

First a drive down the Colorado River Canyon to the trailhead for Bowtie and Corona Arch.  A hike to both was well worth the effort.

Next day, we drove to the trailhead for Fisher Towers, and took one of our top ten hikes.








Then there was a "Cowboy" dinner at Red Cliffs Lodge.
Nice of Ruthie to invite me!

Also a day at Arches NP, to hike and see many of the arches.  And of course, a must hike was to Delicate Arch.  So famous its even on the Utah license plates.



Even a drive up into the Manti La Sal mountains.  Took our small Ford Focus on a very unimproved gravel road to a very quaint campground and picnic area on a small lake.  A picnic lunch before heading back down to Moab.

And finally, a day of biking along the paved bike trails by the Colorado and up to the National Park.