Arches National Park - Tower Arch Trail
Moab, Utah
2 May 2001
Pictures by Matt Farr

The Tower Arch trail is inside Arches National Park. It's an easy/moderate trail that winds through some wonderful backcountry desert terrain. The trail could be done by anyone in a stock Jeep Wrangler, but I wouldn't recommend it if you've never been off the pavement before. My friend Dave DeLong and I checked out the trail on Wednesday afternoon before Cruise Moab began. It was a damp, chilly day, so we had the trail to ourselves.
Large | XL Our journey begins with the frantic reassembly of the soft top on Matt's 1981 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40.	Large | XL We approach Balanced Rock, an Arches National Park "must-see" attraction.	Large | XL You can hike around Balanced Rock. If you're lucky, it might fall on you, making you famous forever.	Large | XL Balanced Rock looks different from every angle.
Large | XL Balanced Rock playfully imitating a giant rock mushroom.	Large | XL A misty day.	Large | XL This is "Eye-of-the-Whale" Arch.	Large | XL "Eye-of-the-Whale" Arch
Large | XL The views from above "Eye-of-the-Whale" Arch are magnificent.	Large | XL Tower Arch trail, which is how we got to this point.	Large | XL It takes a big rock to make Dave look so puny.	Large | XL David S. DeLong, wearing a hat from REI and cologne from BO.
Large | XL	Large | XL More Dave.	Large | XL The back side of Eye-of-the-Whale Arch.	Large | XL Dave worships the sun.
Large | XL Dave exhibits the moon.	Large | XL Matt dwarfed by rocks.	Large | XL	Large | XL Another view of the back of Eye-of-the-Whale Arch.
Large | XL It's a bit of a hike to get around to the back side of this arch.	Large | XL A final view of the Eye-of-the-Whale Arch.

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