ZION and ARCHES NATIONAL PARKS, Utah. Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

Arches National Park, Utah

My brother Tom Scheaffer recently traveled with a friend from California to the East Coast and stopped in Zion and Arches National Parks in Utah on the way. Here is his report and a few of his beautiful photos. 

Zion National Park

A few weeks ago I traveled across the country with my friend Salil in an RV that he had just bought in Los Angeles. Utah was my favorite state because of the amazing and colorful rock formations. We drove through Zion National Park and marveled at the sculpted rocks and peaks.

Layered rocks, Zion National Park

We then proceeded north and east to Moab, Utah, where we spent a comfortable night in an RV park. Traveling in an RV is like pulling a small and fully equipped house from one beautiful spot to another. 

Our RV

The next morning we went on the switch-back road into Arches National Park. The morning light created dramatic shadows on the red and orange cliffs. We hiked one and a half miles up to Delicate Arch where we met other tourists from around the world who had also come to enjoy the beauty of Utah's great national parks.

Delicate Arch. Note tiny figure on left for scale.

Arches National Park has the densest concentration of natural stone arches in the world with over 2000 arches in the park. For information on the geology of how these arches have formed, click HERE.

Tom (right) and his friend Salil, Park Avenue in Arches National Park