Another
virtuous day today in that we started by doing the “moderate”
walk to Hickman Bridge. It is a giant natural arch You can get idea
of the scale by the woman in the lower part of the picture.
From
there we went to the Goosenecks for a much shorter walk. The
Goosenecks are a series of bends in Sulphur Creek, visible in the
distance at the bottom of the gorge, which has carved out the gorge
with a series of corresponding bends in it.
The dominant mountain here is the Capital Dome, a majestic white sandstone formation so named because it resembles the U.S. Capitol Building, presumably the source of the name of the national park.
Some more animals made their appearance today. The deer obviously share their home with the campers.
The marmot emerged from the rocks while we were looking at some Petroglyphs carved on the cliff face. The carving was done by early indian residents of the area.
Tomorrow
we head for Moab on the Colorado River. It is the base for the
Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, the Dead Horse Point State
Park and some associated scenic drives. The spectacular scenery
continues.
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