1 Check out all the beauty of Arches National Park, put simply, it is truly spectacular.
2 As the song goes ... it's a long an windy road.
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5 I like how the Visitor Center blends in with the environs.
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12 The sandstone reminds me a lot of the Kings Canyon area in Australia.
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18 It's about 14 miles (23 kilometers) from the Visitor Center to the Wolfe Ranch car park, which is the trailhead for the Delicate Arch hike.
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20Wolfe Ranch homestead was built around the lat 1800's and has an indifferent history.
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25 Looking around the harsh countryside, I was wondering why anyone would ever move here to eke out an existence. Crushingly hot in Summer and freezing cold with snow drifts in Winter.
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29 After a 3 mile (5 kilometers) hike, you come to the most famous part of the National Park – Delicate Arch.
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34 There are over 2,000 cataloged arches in Arches National Park. In order to be considered an arch, an opening must measure at least three feet (in any direction).
