May 19

May 19
Miles Traveled: 227
Total Miles Traveled: 3003

We left Mesa Verde and traveled towards Bryce Canyon. On the way we stopped and toured Arches National Park for a few hours. We saw lots of red sandstone rock formations, some in the shape of arches. The longest hike we took was to Landscape Arch, one of the longest natural arches in the world. (it is longer than a football field!)
On the hike back from the arch a thunderstorm popped up and the wind whipped up with sand and wind. When we got back to the car, a van full of Houghton College students was parked next to us. They are on a “may term” of Adventure Sports. Some of them knew Helena Tyler-Oden, and Dan Weber. We traveled on to Green River State Park in Green River, Utah and camped.