10.27 Mesa Arch and journey to Blanding, UT

Looking from Mesa Arch into the canyon, a personal favorite—it 'don't' get better, pardner

After the challenging Gooseberry hike, we set off to cross the Mesa Arch. We found this bridge about three years before—we liked it. This time our editor, who hung back on the last occasion, took it in her stride. On the one side, the fall is twenty feet onto hard rock. However, on the other side of the arch, the drop is a little more, a further 1,500 feet to the canyon floor. By that time, whether the floor is hard rock or soft sand, it is academic to one’s health.

My angel crosses Mesa Arch, a bridge to nowhwere but personal growth

A view through the arch

The view from the bridge into the canyon is spectacular. The photographs, we think, attest to this.

The La Salle Mountain Range

Sunset on Highway 191

We left Canyonlands for Blanding after spending four nights in Moab. This park is about thirty-five miles from Moab which in turn is five miles from Arches. Unfortunately, the time arrived to leave Utah, a man and his wife. However, a little part of us remains in this great state as well as our other nine wives. The drive to Blanding and then towards Four Corners, entering Arizona and on towards Page is another treat—it’s as though a person has not left a beautiful national park.

The La Salle Mountain Range, a another reason to return

Won't say what he was doing immediately before this position. Farewell to Canyonlands (the small part we visited), a spectacular place

One more peek before hitting the road at a place of rugged beauty, form and color


Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey