Arches National Park is home to the world's highest concentration of natural sandstone arches. Be sure to check back next week for the Summer in the Park series finale: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Fever%2Findex.htm" target="_blank" target="_blank">Everglades National Park.</a>
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Arches National Park is home to the world's highest concentration of natural sandstone arches. Be sure to check back next week for the Summer in the Park series finale: Everglades National Park.
Illustration by Stewart Scott-Curran
The park's arches consist of sandstone that contains iron oxide that give them that red coloring.
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The park's arches consist of sandstone that contains iron oxide that give them that red coloring.
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Kait Thomas, interpretative ranger at Arches National Park, stands in the Fiery Furnace below Twin Arches.
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Kait Thomas, interpretative ranger at Arches National Park, stands in the Fiery Furnace below Twin Arches.
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The desert hairy scorpion grows to between four and seven inches long and can live up to 20 years.
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The desert hairy scorpion grows to between four and seven inches long and can live up to 20 years.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Farch%2Fnaturescience%2Fpools.htm" target="_blank" target="_blank">Ephemeral Pools</a>, seen here in front of Organ rock, fill with rain water and are home to tiny ecosystems of plants and organisms.
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Ephemeral Pools, seen here in front of Organ rock, fill with rain water and are home to tiny ecosystems of plants and organisms.
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Gopher snakes are nonvenomous. They are often mistaken for rattlesnakes because they have similar markings and can vibrate their tails.
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Gopher snakes are nonvenomous. They are often mistaken for rattlesnakes because they have similar markings and can vibrate their tails.
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The Wolfe Ranch trail contains ample rock art. Humans began migrating to Arches about 10,000 years ago.
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The Wolfe Ranch trail contains ample rock art. Humans began migrating to Arches about 10,000 years ago.
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The collared lizard pursues prey by running on its hind legs. Its stride can be up to three times the length of its bodies.
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The collared lizard pursues prey by running on its hind legs. Its stride can be up to three times the length of its bodies.
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Turret Arch, seen here through North Window, is one of three giant arches on the Windows trail. North Window and South Window are arches known together as the Spectacles.
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Turret Arch, seen here through North Window, is one of three giant arches on the Windows trail. North Window and South Window are arches known together as the Spectacles.
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The peregrine falcon uses a dive called a stoop to snatch smaller birds in mid-flight.
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The peregrine falcon uses a dive called a stoop to snatch smaller birds in mid-flight.
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These arches, which together are known as Double Arch, are two of more than 2,000 arches in the park.
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These arches, which together are known as Double Arch, are two of more than 2,000 arches in the park.
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Sunset in the Salt Valley marks the beginning of the day for nocturnal wildlife living in Arches National Park.
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Sunset in the Salt Valley marks the beginning of the day for nocturnal wildlife living in Arches National Park.
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