Arches National Park, is situated in Utah's Canyon Country, a scenic four-hour drive south-east from the state capital, Salt Lake City.
Most folks kick off their adventure in the legendary outdoor mecca of Moab, which sits amid some of the most rugged, awe-inspiring landscapes in the USA.
Just 5 miles north of Moab is the turnoff to Arches National Park, which contains the largest concentration of sandstone arches on the planet.
But you'll find more than just arches, slickrock and canyons here, you'll find a geological story millions of years in the making.
Venture back through the park's early chapters and you'll discover a land submerged by ocean, cleaved open by ice, and burnished by wind.
Wander back through more recent pages, and follow the footprints of America's First Peoples, who formed a special kinship with these towering monoliths and arches.
Today, the seventeen-mile Arches Scenic Drive, makes it possible for visitors to breeze through the park's main sites in as little as two hours.
But to truly experience the gifts and grandeur of Arches, slow down, and get out of your car.
As early park ranger and wilderness writer, Edward Abbey, once implored, "you can't see the desert, if you can't smell it".
The trails in Arches are easy to follow.
