Arches abound

The park really is aptly named, we entered fairly early as they warned us that parking at Devils Garden fills up fast this time of year.  We started down the loop, Sarah was less then thrilled, since I planned to take us all the way out, and back the primitive loop which was more strenuous hiking.  The landscape was all wonderful formations of water carved sandstone, from high points you could see plateaus and other formations dotting the scenery in all directions.  I climbed and scrambled, while Sarah waited patiently, most of the time.  We did get separated one time, making us both little nervous, some confusion about where to go and where to wait while I galavanted up and across the Double O Arch.  I realized while jogging back down the trail trying to find her that I had left the walkie talkies in the truck.  I spotted a as of yet unidentified type of snake along my journey and then eventually met back up with Sarah right where she thought I would find her all along.  After the 6ish mile hike, I tried talking her into the 3 mile hike to Delicate Arch, but no dice.  We compromised, hiking to the viewpoint for that arch, along with the windows, double arch, and turret arch(picture at right).  It was a long hot day of hiking and by the end, both of us were glad to be back in the AC of the truck on our way to another campsite outside Canyonlands.  We have spotted quite a bit of fauna on this trip, adding lizards, snakes, and a coyote to our tally today.  Tomorrow is a trip to Island in the sky, then pushing on to Zion.  Im off to grill us up some steak and peppers...mmmmm.