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Saturday, June 4, 2022

Arches

We took two main hikes in Arches.  The first one was to the Delicate Arch, which is the arch that appears on all the license plates in Utah.  This was a 3-mile hike and the view was pretty great at the top!




The next day we took a hike to Devil's Garden.  This was a 9-mile hike, not including the steps we put in when we got lost!  If you ever take this hike, be sure to download the All Trails app (paid version), and take the clockwise direction.  We didn't do either.  Fortunately, when we got badly off trail, I sat down and happened to have a good signal on my phone.  I was able to buy the navigation package on All Trails, and we got back on track.  

In spite of getting lost, we loved this hike!  I thought it was more dangerous than Angel's Landing, though, because there were lots of dropoffs and no chains to hold onto.  Also, again we were blessed with great weather.  This hike would be absolutely miserable in the heat!  We were there in mid-May.  



Our wanderings are shown below in bold.  We were at that green dot when we realized we were off trail!