Today we got to sleep in a whole lot, which was amazing!
"Really? I was awake since, like, 10 am! So early!"
We got it the car to head out to a place where we could hopefully find dinosaur tracks.
It took us a while to get out of town, and past Arches National Park.
"When we drove by, there was a sign that said it was closed!"
"Because it had reached it's maximum capacity or something."
Yeah. We found out later that day that this was the first time EVER that it had to close because so many people wanted to go.
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We drove out to one road, but it was really a 4-wheel drive road, and our minivan couldn't really handle it.
"The second road we went to was cool though."
This road was better maintained, and at the end was a "self-guided trail".
"There were some dinosaur bones partially excavated in the cliff wall we were walking next to!"
But still, no dino tracks.
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We drove back to the start of the road, looking for the trail that was supposed to take us to the dino tracks. We eventually found it... And it was amazing!!!!
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Afterwards, we drove into Arches National Park (it had started letting a certain number of people in) and drove up to the Fiery Furnace trailhead.
We were 2 1/2 hours early for our tour, so we drove down the road a little to another trailhead, and hiked up to Landscape Arch.
This arch is really delicate, so it might not be around for a super long time like the others.
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We drove back to the Fiery Furnace Trailhead, and sat in the car for about 1/2 an hour before the tour was supposed to start.
Bunny and Foxy weren't able to hike the difficult terrain, so they had to stay behind.
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There is a small misnomer about the fiery furnace, it is not as hot as the name suggests.
It was named for the amazing glow it gets at sunset.
In fact, it is usually about 10 degrees cooler than the rest of the park.
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The "difficult terrain" included some fun places... where you have to put your hands on one wall and your feet on another and make your way through a crack in the fins.
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It was an amazing day.
"Really?"
"Oh yeah, it was!"
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Tomorrow's Hint:
3 letters...
"K-O-A"
"Really? I was awake since, like, 10 am! So early!"
We got it the car to head out to a place where we could hopefully find dinosaur tracks.
It took us a while to get out of town, and past Arches National Park.
"When we drove by, there was a sign that said it was closed!"
"Because it had reached it's maximum capacity or something."
Yeah. We found out later that day that this was the first time EVER that it had to close because so many people wanted to go.
- - - - - - - - - - -
We drove out to one road, but it was really a 4-wheel drive road, and our minivan couldn't really handle it.
"The second road we went to was cool though."
This road was better maintained, and at the end was a "self-guided trail".
"There were some dinosaur bones partially excavated in the cliff wall we were walking next to!"
But still, no dino tracks.
- - - - - - - - - - -
We drove back to the start of the road, looking for the trail that was supposed to take us to the dino tracks. We eventually found it... And it was amazing!!!!
- - - - - - - - - - -
Afterwards, we drove into Arches National Park (it had started letting a certain number of people in) and drove up to the Fiery Furnace trailhead.
We were 2 1/2 hours early for our tour, so we drove down the road a little to another trailhead, and hiked up to Landscape Arch.
This arch is really delicate, so it might not be around for a super long time like the others.
- - - - - - - - - - -
We drove back to the Fiery Furnace Trailhead, and sat in the car for about 1/2 an hour before the tour was supposed to start.
Bunny and Foxy weren't able to hike the difficult terrain, so they had to stay behind.
- - - - - - - - - - -
There is a small misnomer about the fiery furnace, it is not as hot as the name suggests.
It was named for the amazing glow it gets at sunset.
In fact, it is usually about 10 degrees cooler than the rest of the park.
- - - - - - - - - - -
The "difficult terrain" included some fun places... where you have to put your hands on one wall and your feet on another and make your way through a crack in the fins.
- - - - - - - - - - -
It was an amazing day.
"Really?"
"Oh yeah, it was!"
- - - - - - - - - - -
Tomorrow's Hint:
3 letters...
"K-O-A"
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