Sunset - Arches National Park on May 25th, 2021

 

Arches National Park is one of favorite spots. We made our second visit in May of 2021. This time we spent 3 days here. Our last visit was just about a day & a half long and we knew we needed more time.

As we came into Moab that afternoon, we checked into our hotel & dropped our luggage in the room. Then we headed into Arches to get these pictures.

Arches National Park is extremely popular these days. In the morning, if you aren't through the gate by 8am or so, the Park can fill up and they close access until the afternoon. But coming for these sunset pictures was no problem as the park empties out in the evening.

We were parked about here, off of the Windows Road for most of these pictures. The snow capped mountains in the distance is the La Sal Mountains. 

Hatcher Pass 6-2-2021

 Documenting snow levels in Hatcher Pass on June 2nd 2021. Temperature at the bottom was 59 degrees, at the mine it was 49 degrees.

The Little Susitna River at the entrance to Hatcher Pass.

From the Gold Mint Trailhead

Archangel Road. The gate is still closed, so a Reed's Lake hike would start here. This area had several large avalanches this winter and they did some road damage. Use caution when driving.

The view from the Fishhook Trailhead parking area.

The road up to Summit Lake and the April Bowl Trailhead and over Hatcher Pass. The gate is still closed. Typically DOT opens the road on July 1st.

The views from the parking lot below the mine. The gate to the mine was still closed. People were walking/hiking where the ground was clear of snow.