The three gossips
It was still cloudy this morning, but the clouds were moving out so it was clear in the west. However it never really warmed up today, and it was windy, though not as windy as yesterday.
Turret arch
We drove to Arches National Park and stopped first at the Park Lane turnout, but there was no room to park, so we continued on to the Courthouse Towers parking lot. We walked back along the trail towards Park Lane, through the huge rock walls and towering pillars in this area. The light was perfect for photography, and the sky a clear blue. We then drove to the Windows arches area. We had to circle the parking lot once in order to get a spot, as it was packed. Then we walked around the towers, and took the primitive loop which takes you to the backside of the North and South windows. There were many, many less people here, and it was a very nice view out to the east over the desert.
After lunch we walked to the Double Arch, but it was starting to get rather cool as clouds had moved in and the wind was strong. It must be quite cold as there is snow in the mountain peaks. We then drove on to the Fiery Furnace, and up to Skyline Arch which we hiked in to.
We went in to Moab to get gas, and find a Laundromat. I also looked to find a Verizon dealer, as our cell phone reception has not been very good, and I was looking for an alternative. However, you can’t get prepaid on a 4G phone, which seems incredibly stupid. Nowhere in the world is this the case, except in the United States. You can go to third world countries, and buy prepaid sims in every grocery store, but not here!