Week 3

I am back out west and have now traveled to Arches National Park in Utah! What once was a seabed is now a desert due to erosion, extreme heat, evaporation, and weathering over time. The wind blew the sand at a downward slope creating beautiful arches and canyons. The sand is an orangish-red color. Little vegetation can be grown in the desert but the ones that do thrive!  Arches National Park was formally known as a national monument until 1971.  Tourists such as myself travel here each year to see the desert's magnificent arches, spires, and eroded monoliths. Though it does get to 100 degrees in the summer, the weather has proven to be a large part of the Arches experience. I hope to visit again someday soon.