After a successful plug change, we left Colorado heading west on I-70. The drive to Arches NP was great once we were off of the interstate. Canyons, red rock, mountains in the distance and the Colorado River were all visible from our route. At a picture stop along the River we met a solo rider named Steve. We exchanged picture taking and agreed to ride through Arches together. I asked him if he left any family at home to which he replied, “Yep, I just left the divorce papers on the table and took off. Timing is everything.” This comment struck hard, especially to Alex as he prepares for marriage, and we hoped to be an encouragement to our new friend over the next few hours.
Arches NP was cool but HOT! We were amazed by the red arch structures but the park is very commercialized and is really just an interactive exhibit as visitors primarily drive through the park on the paved road and stop to take pictures of the various arch formations. Not a hiker’s park.
You can walk up to and around the arches, and Alex and I enjoyed climbing around the giant structures. Steve wasn’t too much into climbing around and he left with Alex’s phone number saying that he would call us with his camping location in case we wanted to meet up later.
While climbing around Alex took this video of my new red beard.
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