A day trip of about 2 hours each way will bring you to Arches National Park made famous by Edward Abbey in Desert Solitaire. Amid a landscape of contrasting colors, land forms and textures unlike any other in the world, Arches NP has over 2,000 natural stone arches in addition to hundreds of soaring pinnacles, massive fins and giant balanced rocks. Short hiking trails will allow you to climb onto some of these amazing formations while looking out over a redrock landscape filled with countless jaw-dropping views. (2 - 2 1/2 hours)
