Day 5/6 - Arches and Denver, Colorado

We woke up early in the morning, as we were very excited to head towards Arches National Park. Aches National Park, located close to Moab, Utah is full of geological wonders – landscape created due to tectonic plate movements, water and wind erosion, happening for millions of years; rock sculptures which are nature’s own creation. As soon as we entered the park the marching men greeted us:

If you visit the park, it is on your imagination. Here is a potpourri of photographs of the landscape in Arches:



One of the most enchanting creations was the “balanced rock”. This happens mostly due to the dissimilarities in chemical proportions of the different layers in rock, hence the layers erode disproportionately:

Arches has one of the largest collection of natural arches in the world. We did some small hikes to the designated locations in order to catch an eyeful of these natural wonders. The first one is the Delicate Arch, which is the symbol of Utah. The last two are the Skyline Arch and the Landscape Arch respectively.



It was almost noon before we finished our visit of the park – the temperature was in the high 90s and we were very exhausted. So, we headed to Moab to grab our lunch before our next stop, Denver. We got a tip from one of the locals to catch a byway rather than going through the highway in order to enjoy more scenic views. We followed the entire Colorado River before we reached I-70. On the way we were met with castle lands:

The drive through I-70 towards Denver was the most strenuous one as we crossed the entire Rockies. But the river kept following us all the way:

We reached Denver when it was almost 8-00 in the evening. We decided that we would bunk the next day’s plan of going to the Rockies and take a breather instead. The next day, we relaxed as we had further 1200 miles ahead of us.