Arches, which is about 50 miles away from Canyonlands, has a drastically different landscape.  This landscape provides views of many tall, thin rock structures, balancing rocks, and of course numerous and gigantic arches.  It is hard to imagine just how large these structures are without visiting here.  We zipped around the park, making sure to see every site possible and still make it to the Delicate Arch hiking trail before sunset.

On the Delicate Arch trail, we saw ancient rock carvings before heading to the arch.  Walking in the late afternoon, we were spared by the extreme heat, but it was nonetheless a pretty strenuous hike uphill to the arch.  We first got a great view of the arch through a rock window that was across the canyon.  Making our final approach around a narrow cliff, Alon remembered his Dad's story of when he got caught on that cliff during a torrential thunderstorm which included constant lightning, rain and rocks falling over his head.  Luckily, we had a clear day and arrived just in time to see the light bend in spectacular ways around the arch.

Banking on this to be a photographic wonder, Alon was thrilled to make it for the sunset, and thinks that his panoramic shot above is one of the best photographs he has ever taken.  After admiring the arch, we made our way back down the trail and headed to the car.  We drove towards Cannonville, Utah, which is just outside of Bryce Canyon National Park.  See you there tomorrow!