Tag Archives: Arches National Park

Dirt

At some point, as I moved up from Death Valley to the high deserts in southern Utah, I began to notice that the dirt had become crusty, like what I’m used to on the snow in Michigan. A subtle thing. … Continue reading

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A stroll through the Fiery Furnace

  So I was wrong. It DID rain. It is still raining. Rain is predicted for tomorrow. “This is very unusual,” says Ranger Chris with a serious look on his young-and-skinny-Nathan-Lane face. Yet, even on this dreary day, Arches National … Continue reading

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Dead-eye day

  Today is overcast, but I doubt that it will rain. The place where I am camping—somewhere between Arches and Canyonlands National Parks in southeast Utah—gets only 9 inches of rainfall annually. So I am betting that it will not … Continue reading

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