After spending a night in Glenwood Springs, we got up early to go to The Hanging Lake, which is a beautiful lake in the hills. The drive there was only about 15 minutes, so we were some of the first visitors there. To get to The Hanging Lake, you have to climb a rather steep trail, about 1 mile up the mountain. It took us about an hour of hard work and a lot of sweat 🙂 But when we finally arrived, it was all worth it! So beautiful and peaceful, like a little piece of heaven.
We left the Hanging Lake premises around 11:30, and headed towards Utah. It was a rather long drive, and we were also tired from the long hike, but we were determined to go see the Arches National Park in Moab, Utah.
We had a short stop at our lodging for the night, a place called Moab Under Canvas. We had rented a tipi for the night. It turned out to be quite an experience, since the wind really picked up during the night, and at one point we thought the tipi would take of into the winds. But we stayed on ground at everything ended up good 🙂
After checking in at the tipi, we drove to the Arches National Park. There was a long line at the entrance, but we got through rather quick. The Park is huge, so unfortunately we didn’t get to see all the beautiful arches. But we got around to some of the really fascinating ones, as you can see in the pictures.
We spend almost 3 hours in the park, hiking on the trails, taking lots of pictures and driving from point to point. Also stumbled upon some interesting animals, lizards, beetles, squirrels and rabbits. Luckily we steered clear of snakes and scorpions.
Back at the tipi, we were so tired and exhausted from a long day, that we just wanted to lie down and go to bed.
Jannie
Efter en enkelt nat i Glenwood Springs, stod vi tidligt op for at tage ud til The Hanging Lake, som er en virkelig smuk sø oppe i bjergene. Det tog os bare 15 min at køre derhen, så vi var nogle af de første den dag. For at komme op til søen, skal man op ad en forholdsvis stejl sti, ca 1,5 km op af bjerget. Det kostede os ca en times svedig traven, men da vi endelig ankom, var det det hele værd! Det var så smukt og fredfyldt, en lille bid af himlen.
Ca kl 11:30 kørte vi derfra igen, og fortsatte vores tur mod Utah. Det var en rimelig lang køretur, og vi var trætte efter den lange vandretur, men vi ville rigtig gerne nå at se Arches National Park i Moab, Utah.
Vi stoppede kort, for at checke ind på vores overnatningssted, en slags campingplads som hed Moab Under Canvas. Vi skulle sove i en tipi. Det viste sig at blive en ret interessant oplevelse, eftersom vinden virkelig tog fat i løbet af aftenen og natten og på et tidspunkt troede vi lidt at vi ville få en flyvetur. Men vi blev heldigvis på jorden og det hele endte godt 🙂
Efter vores check in, kørte vi så mod Arches National Park. Der var en lang kø ved indkørslen dertil, men det gik heldigvis hurtigt at komme igennem. Det er en kæmpestor park, så desværre nåede vi slet ikke at se alt det vi ville, men vi fandt nogle ret interessante steder alligevel.
Vi brugte næsten 3 timer i parken på at vandre, tage masser af billeder og køre fra sted til sted. Vi stødte også på nogle forskellige dyr; firben, biller, egern og kaniner. Heldigvis mødte vi hverken slanger eller skorpioner.
Da vi kom tilbage til vores tipi, var vi bare trætte og gad ikke andet end at gå i seng og ligge ned.
Jannie