Arches National Park | Sunday, March 16, 2025
After our last minute change of plans on Saturday morning when we decided to forgo driving into Utah and hiked in the Colorado National Monument instead, I got up early on Sunday morning and again started driving west into Utah so I could carry on with my original plans for Saturday of hiking into Eagle Park. After getting off the interstate at Thompson Springs I drove across Whipsaw Flat at sunrise to Yellow Cat Wash at the edge of Arches National Park and then spent the rest of the morning hiking a loop through the fins of Eagle Park to see what I could find.
Utahraptor Ridge
A view of the Book Cliffs as I hiked over a low ridge toward Eagle Park.
Yellow Cat Wash turned into a nice canyon for a short distance before entering Eagle Park.
I hiked up underneath Nova Arch for a closer look.
Exploring the fins of Eagle Park.
Skull
I liked the look and colors of this shallow alcove.
Walking under a large leaning rock.
Following a hidden passage between large fins.
The reflected light was nice in this narrow passage.
These are not the typical potsherds that I am usually coming across…
Rock Art of Arches National Park
Turkey-Glyph
All of the following petroglyphs were found on a wall hidden behind a couple of Juniper trees.
A very nice set of images! My favorite is “Hidden Passage”.