Every exploration uncovers another area worthy of examination. In 2005 I visited Arches
National Park for the first time. One of the thrills of that visit was exploring the tilted
sandstone ridge which is the location of the Delicate Arch Viewpoint. Walking around the
top end of the ridge exposed me to another interesting landscape: the terrain east of and
below the ridge. In October 2006 I saw it close at hand. A nasty storm forced me to cut
the hike short, so I returned to the area a few days later.

This is the first of the two hikes into that mysterious terrain. I hiked east from the
trailhead parking lot in a Cache Valley streambed, then went north into the sandstone.
The center of this WikiMapia aerial view marks the limit of my travel.

Photos were taken in October 2006.
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