Moderate, 6.08 mi Out and back with spurs to other arches
*May be shortened to easy if stopping at Landscape Arch
919 ft elevation gain
Hiked 12/19/23
Takes you to several different arches; including Tunnel, Pine Tree, Navajo, and Partition Arches along with a few ‘lesser’ arches. Easily gets to Landscape Arch, the longest in the Park, before a moderate ascension along the fin-like slabs of sandstone with steep drop offs to reach Double O Arch.
Looking back towards the La Sal Mountains to the east, still coated in the glow of the early morning sun. On each side of the sandstone slab lies a steep drop off.
A large rock structure to the right frames the valley of sandstone below under cottony clouds.
Double O Arch from up close, the lower O to the right is big enough to comfortably sit in, but not stand.
Thanks for that, was super informative. I always have enough wonder with a third of the country being a massive inland sea, adding that a large inlet of hyper saline is would domino effect to all these arches is just wild.