Day In Brief:	Delicate Arch	Fiery Furnace
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Delicate Arch

The trail to Delicate Arch gains 146 metres in elevation as it traverses 2.4 km across smooth slickrock. Few plants can be seen on the trail due to the desert climate of the area. Rock cairns mark the trail as usual.The arch perches on the edge of a bowl, framing white-capped mountains; the suddenness of one's encounter with it at the trail's end further adds on to the drama of Delicate Arch. "This was yet another one of those days where we started off really again. Reason being that we had to be in Salt Lake City by nightfall, and we had a ranger-led hike to Fiery Furnace at 10am. The decision to hike out to Delicate Arch was only reached after much deliberation the night before, due to all these time constraints, but guess it was a rewarding choice after all! We were at the trailhead at Wolfe Ranch by 7am. The sun was already high up in the sky, since days are much longer in the summer. However, on the whole, the weather was still rather mild and not too hot as yet. :)

SY and Robin at Delicate Arch. Just compare the size of the Arch against us!

"The hike to the Delicate Arch took us a total of about 2.5 hours to and fro. The location of Delicate Arch was rather unique in that the Arch is actually perched at the edge of a large crater, so in order to see the arch, we had to climb over the "sides" of this bowl-like structure. The entire crater is made of smooth slick-rock, and downward sloping. It was a rather relaxing experience to be able to rest our (mabbe only mine?? ;p) tired legs by either sitting cross-legged or simply lying flat on the cool surface. We could see many birds that resembled swallows/swifts flying round the area. Upon closer scrutiny, we realised that these birds actually had their nests built in holes that were bored into the sides of the craters. It was certainly a delightful sight to see the birds popping in and out of their nest and swooping in and out of the crater, giving me a simple and tranquil feeling. ;)"

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Fiery Furnace

A dense array of red fins that appears to be ablaze when the sun sets, hence the name- Fiery Furnace. Spires and vertical slabs that towers at 61meters high marks the landscape. As it's easy to get lost in the maze of deeply grooved slots and passageways, only those with hiking permits or on ranger-guided tours are allowed into the Fiery Furnace area.

Walking along the trails in Fiery Furnace. Note how narrow the passageways that we have to squeeze through are.:p *heehee...come to think of it, this is the 2nd time that I've had my back view photographed in my red Hall X T-shirt...;p*

During rest time along our ranger-guided walk.

SY & C again....:) Note how tall and imposing the spires behind us stands, and towers up to the brillant blue sky.

Double Arch

"Our last stop at Arches National Park was to see Double Arch, which was a short 0.6 km walk from the carpark at the Windows Section. "

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"That's Double Arch in the background! Ain't it spectacular?"

Double Arch again..:)

Pretty desert blooms that lined the trail to Double Arch.

A very common signboard that we see all around Arches National Park. :) Protect the Parks!

After lunch at Ah Zhen's favourite restaurant - Denny's, it was onward bound towards Salt Lake City.....:)

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