Hiking Arches NP - Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch & The Fiery Furnace 25Sep18

We're off hiking through southern Utah's gr8 national parks and the first stop from Moab was to Arches NP. We hiked the classics including Delicate Arch with throngs, but still it is amazing.

And Landscape Arch, the widest span of an arch in the US.

We started the day early at the ranger station to score a permit (limited to 70/day) to hike the Fiery Furnace. FF was spectacular and super-fun... many technical moves, some scary, and lots of route finding on a modestly marked trail through bizarre spires, fins, and canyons. We encountered four "dead ends" which actually meant "keen feature this way" like arches or high cliff viewpoints - but we had to backtrack faithfully to regain the "trail." We had to work very hard but it was well worth the time to get permitted and the time to hike the area - and we were very glad to be "out" at the end. Highly recommended.