Utah trip – Arches National Park

During Labor Day, five of us (Wei Ping, Jason, Siew Gee, Pei Ying and I) went to the Utah state for a short trip. We transited at Salt Lake City and reached Grand Junction at around 9pm. After collecting our Ford Fusion from the airport, we proceeded to the Arches National Park to spend the rest of the night.

Due to unknown reasons I could not fall asleep (guess sleeping in car only works for me when the car is in motion), hence I spent the whole night pondering on the meaning of life…not (stupid lame sarcastic catchphrase IMO). Too bad there was a full moon, so my plans of capturing the milky way in still frames did not manage to realize.

 

Thank you very much…very bright indeed.

Early next morning, we went to Dennis for a quick breakfast (taking away leftovers for later), then rushed back to the park in hope of catching the sunrise. The walk/hike to the Delicate Arch was unexpectedly long, and at one point we got lost. Luckily we somehow made it to the destination, just in time to catch the sunrise. The sunrise itself wasn’t that awe-inspiring, but the Delicate Arch was definitely majestic and a sight to behold. And I’ve never imagined I could get that close to the Arch, basically to the point that I was under the Arch.

 

Delicate Arch

Pei Ying patting Delicate Arch’s head and commended it for being a good arch

One of the numerous jumps, with Delicate Arch watching behind silently, for it is a good arch.

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This photo sticks out like a sore thumb after it was photo-shopped. Like the poses though, as if this is a cover shot for an album

Double Arch

Balanced Rock (right column). It has the size of three school buses according to Wiki.