Show Arches National Monument Monument MonumentA A Gem in the Rough L HR 1 t f. f 1 d' d 1 v r t f I I lt r. r a alF 5 Y w j d ti 7 I K DELICATE ARCH Sitting exclusively in its own private section of Arches I Life Magazines Magazine's Cover Girl Delicate Arch is reached by a short hike and Isa is isa isa a highlight of a visit to the monument La Sal mountains are in background A tour of the world fam lam cus eus Arches national monument ment Is a must on your our visit to the country Officially made a n monument monument monument ment In 1929 this park park load load of picturesque rock rode forma lorma lies Just six miles from front downtown Moab A wide surfaced surfaced sur faced road leads through the confines of the park where many of the main features may be viewed from your our car an nn endless assortment of unique unique uni unU que quo sights may be seen from short hikes on foot trails trolls leading lead ing off the main road I It Is well to start your our Arches Arches Ar At ches tour with the visitors center There you ou will find lim Interesting exhibits which geographically geographically ge get explain the structure structure of the parks park's formations forma lorma- and brochures pointing out special features A colored color color- ed slide show Is available upon upon up up- on request to the park ranger on duty at the visitors center and Is well worth the 15 min mitt minutes utes viewing time Within the Arches are such carved rock formations as Courthouse Towers The i n a and n d 1 Delicate Arch probably the most i photographed arch In the entire en en- tire lire world Early arly day cowboys had a n amore amore more colorful name for lor Delicate Dell Deli cate cite Arch they called It the Schoolmarms Bloomers Land Landscape cape Arch lies inthe In Inthe inthe the Devils Devil's Garden section of the park The most famous and largest of the arches It has las a base to base span of feet it Is the longest natural rock span In the national park parle system Overlooking the Devils Devil's Garden Garden Garden Gar Gar- den Is Dark Darle Angel a n giant rock Angel who stands with folded arms guarding the grotesque grotesque grotesque gro gro- tesque formations In the valley val ley Icy below Klondike Bluffs Is another spot pot of interest Here Is the Tower Arch and other mas- mas rive Five formations of rocks The Fiery Furnace la is still sun virtually unexplored a n 11 d must be entered only with a n guide understandable once It I has been toured It constitutes c square mile mite o of deep narrow can canyons canons ons cut diagonally by natural natural na tural water courses It resembles re a crazy house maze find and even those familiar with the park can find themselves lost In this area In very short time The Salt Valley anticline which lures geology students from colleges all over the UnIted United Un Un- lied States for lor study splits the monument area One favorite viewpoint inthe In Inthe Inthe the Arches Is a vista view of Castle Valley Fisher Towers and the treacherous Whoa Hill Hm named after the sign at the top of a n steep grade slated as a future road improvement im Jm- provement The Arches never closes however the main tourist season sea son on runs from April to October Octo Octo- ber Camp grounds are arc available avail avail- able In the park Remember to take your camera ca ca- mera From your first stop at the visitors center situated In a natural giant amphitheater ter of gigantic red sandstone until you exit from the park you will be in a natural photographers photographer's photographers photographer's photographers photographer's pho pho- I paradise no matter matter matter mat mat- ter which way you turn I r J J t y PARADE OF THE ELEPHANTS II I I Iw w p kd DOUBLE ARCH |