Day 17 (Thu May 26, 2011): Arches National Park

Day's Summary: Fiery Furnace and Dead Horse Point. Overnight: Inca Inn, Moab.

Riverside Oasis (Moab, UT)

Filming the "Mission" cabin at the Riverside Oasis. This was the last of two nights I'd stay there, with the Inca Inn the motel at the end of the Day 17. I had originally wanted to stay 3 nights at Riverside, but they were full for that third night, so unfortunately I had to move down the road to the Inca Inn for the third night.

Arches National Park: La Sal Mountains Viewpoint

Windy! Overlook near the entrance to the park.

Arches National Park: Fiery Furnace Hike

This was part of a $10 ranger-led hike into some confusing, mazelike sandstone canyons. It would be easy to get lost. It was fairly strenuous with lots of stretching and climbing (not rock face climbing but lifting yourself up onto bigger rocks, etc.) but an enjoyable hike.

The ranger did a fine job, and you can see him to the right in this video.

Arches National Park: Fiery Furnace Hike

More of the hike.

Arches National Park: Fiery Furnace Hike

This is Surprise Arch, which Superintendent Bates Wilson discovered on December 13, 1963. That's what the ranger is describing.

It's named Surprise for a reason. You don't expect it and you only see it when you look up! Surprise!

Arches National Park: Landscape Arch

I went on a hike in Devil's Garden mainly to see this arch. It's only the second longest natural arch in the world, but it seems so thin! Pretty amazing. I also do a 360 degree panorama.

Arches National Park: Delicate Arch Hike From A Distance

Great view of the slickrock from a pull-off on the Arches Entrance Road just south of the Delicate Arch Viewpoint Road.

Inca Inn (Moab, UT)

Showing off the courtyard of the Inca Inn, and going inside. Room 101? I can feel it...I'm the world's greatest!

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VLA/Pie Town:	[Day 1]	Tue May 10	Drive day	Drive day · 7 videos
	[Day 2]	Wed May 11	The Very Large Array and Pie Town, NM; on to Grand Canyon Village	The Very Large Array and Pie Town, NM; on to Grand Canyon Village · 38 videos
Grand Canyon N.P. (South Rim):	[Day 3]	Thu May 12	Grand Canyon South Rim	Grand Canyon South Rim · 16 videos
	[Day 4]	Fri May 13	South Kaibab hike	South Kaibab hike · 22 videos
	[Day 5]	Sat May 14	Bright Angel hike to Indian Garden	Bright Angel hike to Indian Garden · 13 videos
Grand Canyon N.P. (North Rim):	[Day 6]	Sun May 15	To the North Rim; Bright Angel Point	To the North Rim; Bright Angel Point · 27 videos
	[Day 7]	Mon May 16	North Rim: Walhalla Plateau	North Rim: Walhalla Plateau · 27 videos
Zion N.P.:	[Day 8]	Tue May 17	To Zion; Observation Point hike	To Zion; Observation Point hike · 19 videos
	[Day 9]	Wed May 18	The Narrows	The Narrows · 12 videos
	[Day 10]	Thu May 19	Angels Landing and Kolob Canyons	Angels Landing and Kolob Canyons · 21 videos
Great Basin N.P.:	[Day 11]	Fri May 20	To Great Basin National Park; Lehman Caves	To Great Basin National Park; Lehman Caves · 14 videos
	[Day 12]	Sat May 21	Bonneville Salt Flats and Great Basin	Bonneville Salt Flats and Great Basin · 9 videos
Zion N.P. (II):	[Day 13]	Sun May 22	Second visit to Zion, then on toward Bryce Canyon	Second visit to Zion, then on toward Bryce Canyon · 25 videos
Bryce Canyon N.P.:	[Day 14]	Mon May 23	Bryce Canyon National Park	Bryce Canyon National Park · 29 videos
Arches N.P.:	[Day 15]	Tue May 24	To Arches via Capitol Reef	To Arches via Capitol Reef · 22 videos
	[Day 16]	Wed May 25	Devils Garden and Delicate Arch	Devils Garden and Delicate Arch · 14 videos
	[Day 17]	Thu May 26	Fiery Furnace and Dead Horse Point	Fiery Furnace and Dead Horse Point · 8 videos
Canyonlands N.P.:	[Day 18]	Fri May 27	Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and the Needles	Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and the Needles · 22 videos
Monument Valley/Mesa Verde N.P.:	[Day 19]	Sat May 28	Monument Valley and Mesa Verde	Monument Valley and Mesa Verde · 16 videos
Great Sand Dunes N.P.:	[Day 20]	Sun May 29	Great Sand Dunes: Star Dune hike	Great Sand Dunes: Star Dune hike · 11 videos
	[Day 21/22]	Mon May 30	Great Sand Dunes backup day, then the drive east	Great Sand Dunes backup day, then the drive east · 4 videos
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