We finished seeing Arches in the morning, drove on to Canyonlands around 11 AM. The single best site at Arches was Landscape Arch….
A thin ribbon of sandstone, the trail no longer goes under it. In 1991 it did. Visitors were sitting under it when they heard cracks and loud snaps followed by falling rocks. They scurried out from under it just before 180 tons of rock from under the arch fell. It made a sound like thunder that could be heard miles away. The trail has been rerouted around the arch although the park service is considering reopening the old trail since the arch appears stable. After this we went to Sand Dune arch and then Park Avenue, then off to Canyonlands. There was a long line of cars to get into Arches, the park sure to be closed due to too many cars very soon. No new birds today.
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