I awakened this morning to--surprise!-clouds. Looking for any break in the overcast, I went out to Gold Bar on the Potash Road. Took some videos of the flying lawnmower drivers. They were in from Salt Lake City, and left after a quick flight. They call what they do Powered Parachuting or Flying Gocarts. Whatever.
That image of the river bend at Gold Bar above is taken from the trail I hiked to Corona Arch. It is a mile and a half hike to reach the arch formation, and there is a 440 foot climb--each way. Just kidding. I think.
As we approach the formation we see a Halo Arch in that big hole, and the huge Corona Arch over to the right:
The Halo Arch is a horizontal opening to the sky:
Then you walk through the Corona Arch to shoot the Sun side. Note how tiny the people look.:
Then I saw what looked like blue sky out route 128 to the East. So, I took off to take some pictures of the colossal canyons cut by the relentless Colorado. This is near Big Bend::
This shot above is from just a mile further East from Big Bend. A couple of miles past that there is a turn where we see the enormous Butte known as The Castle near Castle Valley. That is it, directly behind the river.
If you look back through the last few posts, you see that despite the weather's effect, Moab is one of the most scenic places in the country.
Since the weather looks bad tomorrow as well, I'm expecting to drive home. Another adventure!
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