White Water Rafting…kind of & Arches National Park!

Today we starting out doing a White Water Rafting down the Colorado River with Moab Adventure Center. Being later in the season, the rapids were only a Class 1. It ended up being a nice float down the river. The guide pointed out where Jon Bon Jovi recorded his music video for “Blaze of Glory” and the set of Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga”

Then we went to Arches National Park. “The park has over 2,000 natural stone arches, hundreds of soaring pinnacles, massive rock fins, and giant balanced rocks. This red-rock wonderland will amaze you with its formations, refresh you with its trails, and inspire you with its sunsets.” (National Park Service). We made a quick stop at Balanced Rock and Turret Arch before moving on to the Tunnel Arch and Pine Tree Arch. The storms started to move in and we had to make a run to the car. After dinner we went back to Canyonlands N.P. to see Mesa Arch and Grand View Point Overlook.

Arches National Park Map