| This photo shows NABS member Alex Ranney standing atop Ring Arch in Upper Salt Creek in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. The Park Service calls this arch Wedding Ring Arch. Getting to the top of the arch requires extensive route finding ability and ropes, but a well-used trail takes you to a spectacular view of the arch from below. The trail comes down from Cathedral Butte, and it's about 7 miles to the arch. Most people who see the arch do so on a backpack, for which a permit from the Park is required. A longer trail comes up from the end of the jeep road in Salt Creek. The April 1995 issue of SPAN contains the first documentation of a newly discovered quadruple arch in the Needles District. |
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