Arches and Zion National Parks

At the end of August, a few friends and I headed to Arches and Zion National Parks.  Here are the photos that followed...

Your tour guide, Ian Stafford. 

Look at the petroglyphs.

Haha!  Made you look, so I could make a getaway.

 Even the cairns are Arches. 

 Natural stone sidewalks.

Hey, it's Delicate Arch!

Delicate Arch from the side. 

Little itsy-bitsy Ayla in the giant arch.

Epic! 

 Arching under the arch. 

Superman?

Climbing the mountain.

Success!

"Hey, look at that thing over there."

"It's a..."

"Uh, I don't know?"

Airtime.

Chillin' under picture arch.  I made up that name; it's actual name may vary.

Arching under the arch again.

Entering The Narrows of Zion National Park.

 And this is only the beginning.

Good luck, Ayla!

Crush it, Ian!

Don't wait up, Jared.

 Shameless advertising for Dirty Girl Gaiters, those funny looking things around our ankles.  They kept rocks, sand, and debris out of our shoes. www.dirtygirlgaiters.com

 Don't worry, Josh.  There is light at the end of the tunnel.

What's so funny?

Oh, those guys.

Whoa!

Proceed with caution.

We're right behind you.

Watch your step, Jack-O.

Hooray!

Jump, Ian. Jump!

Hang ten, bro!

Crush that rock, Jared!

Hey, it's Big Springs!

And I drank outta "The Big Spring." Yum!

I think this deserves to be on the cover of the next Sanborn Staff Manual.

What?  Come at me, bro!

How's that stick taste?

Getting near the end...

Goodbye, The Narrows!

Hello, Chicken's Landing.

 Ian, don't be mad.  We can both dangle out feet over the edge.

See?

Joshy!  Don't frown because we're leaving.  Smile because we came

That concludes our journey to Utah.  Have a great day!