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The fanciful names at Arches National Park—Fiery Furnace, Three Gossips, Marching Men, Dark Angel—don’t do justice to the otherworldly rock formations they denote. Towers, domes, balanced rocks, and arches have been formed over millions of years of weathering and erosion, and the process continues, constantly reshaping this fantastical rock garden. Plants at Arches are adapted to the hot, dry environment of the high desert, and the wildlife here is mostly nocturnal. Native Americans first lived on this land, leaving behind petroglyphs still visible today.
Photo: Hikers often head to Delicate Arch, the best known of the park’s 2,000-plus freestanding arches. Photograph © Karl Weatherly/Corbis.
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