Fiery Furnace

Thursday September 15, 2011

Yesterday we went to Canyonland NP, but it started raining big time about noon, so we came home.  We are in a semi-desert and it rains!  Only I could have that happen.  We are going back tomorrow, so I will blog that later.

Today we went back to Arches.  We had a 2PM ranger guided hike though Fiery Furnace.  This morning we hiked about 1 ½ miles to Devils Garden to see Landscape Arch.  Landscape Arch had a big hunk of it fall out in 1991.  The arch is still there, just a bit thinner.

Our biggie for the day was our Fiery Furnace hike, 2 miles, 3 hours.  This hike was very taxing.  We jumped crevasses, climbed ledges, went through slot canyons, and other stuff I’m sure we will remember when we attempt to get out of bed tomorrow.  The scenery was spectacular.  Some pictures follow.

Being able to get up close to these rock formations is really special.  The color and texture, and shear size puts it all in perspective. 

OK, all for now, 2 tylenol and bed are next!