Holiday Cycling Adventures

Arches National Park preserves over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations.

The park is located near Moab, Utah, and is 119 square miles (309 km²) in size. Its highest elevation is 5,653 feet (1,723 m) at Elephant Butte and its lowest elevation is 4,085 feet (1,245 m) at the visitor center. Since 1970, 42 arches have toppled because of erosion. Arches National Park also receives 10 inches (250 mm) of rain a year on average.

This panoramic picture has been taken on our trip into the park. After entering Arches National Park you immediately start with a big climb onto the plateau. During the cycling trip a big storm closed on us and we had to wait along the road till a thunderstorm passed, because of the lightning it was to dangerous to drive on the road. As you look closely on the panoramic picture you can see the storm closing in.

2005 - Arches National Park