Arches over Moab

We left Portland on a Tuesday night and headed east.  Our plan was to camp at a state park on the Oregon/Idaho border, get up super early and then drive on Wednesday to Moab, Utah so we could check out Arches National Park.  

Let me just say that the drive from Ontario, Oregon to Moab, Utah will take you all day.  All. Day. We rolled into Moab around 11pm on Wednesday night, way past our estimated arrival time.  We had wanted to catch Arches in the evening light, but alas, it was not to be.  So, we decided to make it to the park early in the morning.

Early in the morning at a National Park definitely has its benefits.  You get shots like this:

This area is called Park Avenue.

Or this, of Bryan hiking up the slickrock trail to Delicate Arch.

Delicate Arch.  One of those things that I've seen photos of a thousand times.  It is so much different when you see first-hand for yourself.

More shots of the park: