We survived our hike into the “Fiery Furnace” on Friday! It is called that because when the sun shines on the red rocks it glows and looks like a fire. There are no marked trails and it is very easy to get lost in the dead end canyons and fins so they have 2 ranger led hikes a day – 2 miles total in about 3 hours. He stopped several times and talked about the geology; plants and animals – it was really interesting. There are more arches and beautiful rock formations there. The hike was exciting because we went up fins; crawled through crevices and narrow openings; jumped over big cracks in the rocks – a regular Olympics! At our last rest stop – under a huge arch called “Surprise Arch” because you don’t see it until it is looming above you – the ranger confessed it was his first solo guided tour into the Fiery Furnace! Everyone clapped and told him he did a great job – I told him I would clap when he actually got me out of there! One couple had their son with them – he was about 7-8 yrs old – he raised his hand and said “This has been a very enlightening hike!”
Still haven’t got my web album problem fixed so pictures will follow!
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