Featured Destination: LandScape Arch

Landscape Arch has long been rumored to be the largest natural arch in the world. 

But that really depends on how you measure the competition.

​There may be other arches and natural bridges that may be wider or taller, but Landscape has them all beat in one key area.

Landscape arch is an incredible 290 ft long which would have been impressive enough by itself, but it is also a mind-bogling 6 ft thin at its narrowest point. It's hard to believe that such a massive and delicate stone structure could be suspended over such a great distance. In fact, in 1991 a 76ft chuck fell from Landscape Arch and reduced it's delicate crest from 8ft thick to its current 6ft.

​Eventually, time and erosion will win out and Landscape Arch will collapse and be little more than boulders and memories. Whether Landscape Arch's remaining time is measured in months, years, centuries or millennia is impossible to know, but while it stands it will remain a truly spectacular natural wonder. 

If you want to see Landscape Arch in person (we highly recommend it), then make plans to travel to Arches National Park in Utah. This incredible landscape is home to more than 2000 natural arches. The highest concentration of such arches in the world. You'll find Landscape Arch less than a mile along the Devil's Garden trail. This portion of the Devil's Garden is accessible for all skill levels and features a number of other incredible arches and sandstone formations.

 A few tips:
-We'd suggest visiting in the off season. Late fall and winter are a great if not ideal time to visit Arches National Park. You'll encounter much smaller crowds. Quite the opposite during the busier spring and summer months.
-If possible, avoid holidays. Arches can quickly become over-crowded during popular holidays.
-Remember that inside Arches National Park straying from trails, slick rock or washes is prohibited. Arches is home to an incredibly beautiful, but very fragile landscape. Please stay on the trails.
-Also remember that climbing on any of the arches or prominent landmarks within the park is also prohibited.

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