Arches National Park. Moab, Utah

So apparently, the Arches National Park is the top destination for Memorial Day weekend and the Devil's Garden campsite was completely booked. No worries, there were plenty of other campsites outside of the park. We scouted out about 5 different sites along the Colorado River and everything was reserved! I guess, now it was time to stop going down the "oh, I'll just wing it" route and start making reservations... Even for camp grounds! Who would have thought?

We did however find a quite luxurious campsite with electrical outlets, water and free Wi-Fi right at our site. We were ballin'! We had another gourmet meal of hot dogs, with some chili to spice things up, and of course, more s'mores. Ale of course had been keeping a hot dog log. We were both up to 8 each... Nom nom.

The next morning we dragged ourselves out of our sleeping bags and went to the Arches National Park at 6:30 in the morning, which is probably the best time to go. Not only was the lighting stunning, but it was completely empty. This is the best way to explore the park. Since we only had the morning there, we took a couple short hikes to see Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch and Double Arches. Fun fact: there are over 2,500 arches in the entire park! See more of our awesome pictures here!

I also was given my first tribal name... Girl Who Walked Off Path. You can ask me more details about the initiation if you want.

Landscape Arch

Double Arches

Elephant Rock