Day 6 - June 6th - Arches National Park

It was another early morning for us.  We thought we'd beat the crowd to the free hot breakfast buffet by getting there at 7:00.  NOT!  So much for that idea.  Everyone else seemed to have the same idea.  So we got in line with the rest of the tourists, ate our breakfast (which was not worth writing about except that it was free) and got on the road to Arches National Park by 8 a.m.  We picked up some cookies, crackers, fruit & nuts at the local drug store for our picnic lunch later.

We spent all day in the park going from one end of the scenic drive to the other, stopping at all the viewpoints and hiking many of the trails.  We walked over 5 miles before we finally stopped for lunch.  After lunch we walked some more and viewed some more until Terry was tired of looking at arches.  

For a respite from our tour of the arches, we headed off to Scott M. Matheson Wetlands Preserve outside of Moab.  We had read in our Fodor's guidebook that it was a good place for birdwatching.  It was a nice pleasant stroll along a boardwalk (until we were attached by mosquitos) but we didn't see a single bird except for a hummingbird which we saw in the parking lot but couldn't identify because it got away too quickly.  

Then it was back to the motel where we showered and changed for another dinner at Eddie McStiff's.  And, you guessed it, early to bed.

Here are a few pictures from our Arches N.P. visit.