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Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Interpretive sign at the trailhead. The sign shows wildlife that inhabit the area. It is so hot in the summer, though, that wildlife are hard to spot during the day.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
The section of the trail descending from the top mesa to the lower bench is very steep and rocky.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
As you get to the lower bench, the eroded sides of the mesa create interesting formations.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
The Lower Rattlesnake Arches Trail is about 2.5 miles long from this point (2.2 miles to Rainbow Arch or Cedar Tree Arch).
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Eroded side of the mountain.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
The tip of the mesa looks like a giant ship from the air.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Top view of the tip of the mesa.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Hole in the Bridge Arch.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Hole in the Bridge Arch.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Aerial view of Hole in the Bridge Arch.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Aerial view of Hole in the Bridge Arch.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
View of the valley looking southwest from near Hole in the Bridge Arch.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Aerial view of Rim Arch (notice the person on the bottom right for scale).
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Rim Arch.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Rim Arch.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Aerial view of Rim Arch.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Aerial view of Rim Arch.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Rainbow Arch.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Rainbow Arch.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Rainbow Arch (notice the person in the middle for scale).
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Aerial view of Rainbow Arch.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Sound view from the end of the trail.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
07/29/2017
Aerial view of the mesa and arches, and the Colorado River in the distance, looking northwest from near the end of the trail.