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Arches National Park Moab, Utah Arches National Park Moab, UtahMay 21, 2007. There are multiple commercial campgrounds in Moab. All of them appear to be good or at least adequate------no slums anyway. We decided to stay in OK RV-Park & Canyonlands Stables 3310 Spanish Valley Drive 435-259-1400 because it was a PPA park thus 1/2 price. Even at half price it was $15.50 per-night for FHU with 30/30 amps and cable included. Most RV-Parks in the area are going to be around $25 plus a stiff tax. This park had some shade so we picked it but the nice Spanish Trail RV-Park has nice shade as well and both are within a mile of each other. All of the parks in Moab appear to have gravel interior roads and sites.
This is part-4 of 7 in our series covering Arches National Park the others are here:Arches NP-a ** Arches NP-b ** Arches NP-c ** Arches NP-d ** Arches NP-e ** Arches NP-f ** Arches NP-gFin protected by hard caprock
A hard caprock created this shape
Hoodoos
Sandstone fin in Arches National Park
Navajo Sandstone in Arches National Park
This is Navajo Sandstone. It resembles sand dunes, that is because it is how they originated. Some 200-million years ago, winds carried tons of fine-grained sand into this area, creating an immense desert dune system. Over time these sand dunes were covered by other layers of sediment, compressed, and cemented by quartz and calcite into this Navajo Sandstone. In this exposure erosion has washed away the overlying layers of rock, exposing these "petrified" dunes.
Navajo Sandstone in Arches National Park
Pay attention to that small piece of Entrada Sandstone perched atop the sand dune in the middle (it is that red piece). There is a bit more Entrada Sandstone visible on the extreme left side of this picture.
More of Arches NP here: Arches NP-a ** Arches NP-b ** Arches NP-c ** Arches NP-d ** Arches NP-e ** Arches NP-f ** Arches NP-g Here are some more of our Travel Adventures nearby: The John Wesley Powell Museum in Green River, Utah Until next time remember how good life is. Click here for more Utah travellogsUntil next time remember how good life is. More Utah AdventuresSome Key West Adventures ** More 2007 Travel Adventures
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