On a road trip with two of my best friends from Chicago to Northern California, Arches NP was our first major stop. Hiking to Delicate Arch was nothing like what my friend and I expected it to be. We weren’t sure how near we were to the arch or how long we’d been hiking for. As we went around a bend in the trail, boom, there it was. I gasped in awe not expecting it at that moment. My soul was overwhelmed with the amount of beauty the park holds. After day dreaming of wandering this park for the last two years, being there was surreal.
Sincerely,
Arches National Park
With more than 2,000 natural stone arches, this landmark park offers more of these distinctive rock formations than anywhere else in the world. Wind and water, extreme temperatures, and a shifting underground salt bed sculpted the red rock over time into the area's spectacular and often delicate shapes. These arches can be large and impressive like the famous Delicate Arch, or just slivers in the sandstone.
State(s): Utah
Established: 1929
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