{"id":2143,"date":"2017-03-29T13:03:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T13:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/?p=2143"},"modified":"2017-04-03T20:26:12","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T20:26:12","slug":"time-for-a-corona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2017\/03\/29\/time-for-a-corona\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for a corona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some friends from church recommended a couple hikes to us one of them being Corona Arch. \u00a0So I look it up on the lousy campground WiFi and see that it seems to meet all the criteria for our family: \u00a0reasonable distance (3 miles round trip), dog friendly and FREE (as in beer…like Corona). \u00a0The trailhead is about 10 miles outside of town and we had no problem finding a place to park. \u00a0It was a little chilly as we started out in the shade but the clear blue skies promised that it would warm up quickly. \u00a0Sheba was so happy to get to be on a real hike instead of having to stay in the parking lot like she did in the national park.<\/p>\n

It was a really beautiful hike to the arch. \u00a0There were quite a few other hikers but nothing like our Delicate Arch<\/a> experience. \u00a0We passed a pretty amazing collection of cairns, we scaled a steep cabled section and climbed a ladder up another part. \u00a0Sheba had no problems….like she may be part mountain goat.<\/p>\n

The arch itself is really impressive. \u00a0During my research I realized that I had seen this arch before in this\u00a0video<\/a> about people who use it as a giant rope swing. \u00a0They have recently banned roped activities on the arch as there have been some accidents. \u00a0The video is pretty trippy but\u00a0seeing the arch in person made my tail bone tingle as I imagined those nut job rope artists dangling off the rock.<\/p>\n

It got pretty warm as we returned to the truck but it was a great way to spend the morning and made us nice and hungry for lunch back at the rig. \u00a0Here <\/a>are a few pictures of the hike.<\/p>\n

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Hobo<\/p><\/div>

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Sheba sniffing<\/p><\/div>

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Green in the desert<\/p><\/div>

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Sheba is loving it<\/p><\/div>

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Wach shadow<\/p><\/div>

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Cactus hunter<\/p><\/div>

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Cable<\/p><\/div>

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Cairn city<\/p><\/div>

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Rock climb<\/p><\/div>

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Resting<\/p><\/div>

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Holes<\/p><\/div>

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Bow tie arch<\/p><\/div>

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Bow tie arch<\/p><\/div>

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Under the arch<\/p><\/div>

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Corona<\/p><\/div>

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Shady spot to rest<\/p><\/div>

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Hoooorah<\/p><\/div>

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Arch support<\/p><\/div>

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Grrrrrrr<\/p><\/div>

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I got this<\/p><\/div>

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She makes it look easy<\/p><\/div>

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Wachs rock walk<\/p><\/div>

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Kids in the canyon<\/p><\/div>

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Slickrock<\/p><\/div>

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Flowers<\/p><\/div>

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Swirls<\/p><\/div>

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Kids in the shade<\/p><\/div><\/div>