Arches National Park is located next to Moab, Utah, United States. It is famous for over 2000 natural sandstone arches. The most famous is Delicate Arch. Its highes elevation is 1.723 metres at Elephant Butte. Human history at Arches National Park is over 10.000 years old.

Delicate Arch is a 20-metres-tall freestanding natural arch. It is located in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, United States. Even if there is a lot more to see in Arches National Park, Delicate Arch is definitely worth a visit on its own. The main reason is that it kind […]

Canyonlands National Park is located next to the town of Moab, Utah, United States. At about 500.000 visitors a year visit Canyonlands National Park. The park is divided into four districts: the needles, the maze, the combined rivers, and the island in the sky. However, island in the sky attracts […]

Horseshoe Bend is a meander of Colorado River next to Page, Arizona, United States. It received its name because it’s shaped like a horseshoe. Next to the riverbed one can find ancient messages. These rock cravings were made by Ancestral Puebloans over 800 years ago. These people did some farming next […]

Lake Powell is a reservoir on the Colorado River between Arizona and Utah, United States. However, most of the reservoir lies within Utah. Over 2 million people a year visit Lake Powell, which is the second largest man-made reservoir by maximum water capacity in the United States. Lake Powell is […]

Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon next to Page, Arizona, United States. The reason for its name is that a long time ago herds of pronghorn antelope grazed in this area. Fast-flowing flash flood waters carved Antelope Canyon’s vertical winding walls. When the sun is overhead the sandstone appears in different […]

Bryce Canyon National Park is located in Utah, United States. However, Bryce Canyon is not a canyon, but a collection of giant natural amphitheatres. Its unique appearance is caused by so called hoodoos. Hoodoos are tall, thin spires of rock. Frost and rain as well as soft rocks are responsible […]

Hoover Dam is situated on the boarder between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. During its construction between 1931 and 1936, 96 workers died in industrial accidents. However, the dam was finished two years ahead of schedule. There is enough concrete in Hoover Dam to build a sidewalk around the […]

Death Valley is a desert valley in California, United States. It is the lowest, driest and hottest area in North America. The point of the lowest elevation is called Badwater Basin and lies 86 metres below sea level. The highest reliably recorded air temperature was recorded at Furnace Creek with […]