It was magnificent! My roommate Allyson and I stayed the night in Monticello, UT so we could then drive into Canyonlands to start our hike early. Monticello is home to maybe one stoplight...maybe! The hike to Druid Arch is about 10.2 miles round trip. We packed lots of water, protein bars, jerky, peanut butter m&m's, and watermelon sour gummies. We had enough food for an army and we didn't eat half of it on the hike, go figure! But the view didn't disappoint. All in all, it was a jammed pack day. We finished hiking Druid Arch around 3 pm or so but with the drive back out to Moab and then to the Islands in the Sky section of Canyonlands, it took about 2 hours. We quickly drove and ran to different outlooks before the sun set around 6:45p and then it was back to the road for our 3+ hour drive home. What a great time!
Oh yeah! We made it! We almost lost our way a few times, the cairns were really hard to find at times, blending into the natural rock landscape!
A view of Canyonlands National Park
I loved this arch! Arch? What? Where? Look closely the second rock figure to the left, is called "Wooden Shoe Arch".
Mesa Arch!
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