{"id":1873,"date":"2016-09-28T23:25:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T05:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/?p=1873"},"modified":"2017-02-25T09:49:16","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T16:49:16","slug":"arches-and-canyonlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/?p=1873","title":{"rendered":"Arches and Canyonlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Work brought me down to Moab for a conference and I took the opportunity to squeeze in a couple evening runs after the conference activities wound down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe height=\"405\" width=\"590\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/726199610\/embed\/b4fbbafaca39b343c0b6df24f1f3d8f1b7f6e2cf\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In Arches I did a loop up into Devil&#8217;s Garden. I was in a hurry and didn&#8217;t hit Dark Angel or Private Arch but I did hit a bunch of others. On the back side of the loop (the east side) there is a little sand to deal with but mostly <em>super fun <\/em>single track. It was a blast. I hit Landscape Arch, Wall Arch, Navajo Arch, and Double O Arch.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1884\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160926_235322142_iOS.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1884\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160926_235322142_iOS-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Navajo Arch. Such a peaceful spot - maybe my favorite on the loop. I could sit here all day\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160926_235322142_iOS.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160926_235322142_iOS.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160926_235322142_iOS.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160926_235322142_iOS.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160926_235322142_iOS.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160926_235322142_iOS.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Navajo Arch. Such a peaceful spot &#8211; maybe my favorite on the loop. I could sit here all day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1885\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_001053304_iOS.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1885\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_001053304_iOS-819x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Double O Arch\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_001053304_iOS.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_001053304_iOS.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_001053304_iOS.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_001053304_iOS.jpg?resize=216%2C270&amp;ssl=1 216w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_001053304_iOS.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_001053304_iOS.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Double O Arch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hurried to my car, tore down to Delicate Arch, and charged up hoping to hit it at sunset.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe height=\"405\" width=\"590\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/726230449\/embed\/7c94ca65934ca78ad76b014a2f213b20583a664d\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">About 1\/4 mile up I realized I had forgotten my phone in the car. By the time I got up to the arch, I had missed the sunset magic by about 20 minutes. I still managed to get a nice picture though.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1886\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_012846123_iOS.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1886\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_012846123_iOS-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Delicate Arch (after the sunset magic)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_012846123_iOS.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_012846123_iOS.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_012846123_iOS.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_012846123_iOS.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_012846123_iOS.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_012846123_iOS.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delicate Arch (after the sunset magic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The next night I headed to the Upheaval Dome in Canyonlands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe height=\"405\" width=\"590\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/727390039\/embed\/097484e2b67b22643694d9ae595f3db33f51b68f\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I have gawked at it in the satellite images before and just had to see it. There is a loop that goes around it (unfortunately, around its outside mostly and not up on a rim\/ridge) so I hit that. The Syncline Loop. I saw a couple people in the first 1\/2 mile and then was completely by myself for the remainder of the evening. It was simultaneously exhilarating to have the desert to myself and spookily quiet. I had hope to make it back to the start to run the mile out to the overlooks for the sunset, but AGAIN missed it &#8211; this time by about 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1887\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_223807494_iOS.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1887\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_223807494_iOS-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Is this a warning or an enticement?\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_223807494_iOS.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_223807494_iOS.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_223807494_iOS.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_223807494_iOS.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_223807494_iOS.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_223807494_iOS.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is this a warning or an enticement?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1888\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_231729862_iOS.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1888\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_231729862_iOS-1024x479.jpg?resize=640%2C299&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gazing up at the canyon walls on the east side of the loop.\" width=\"640\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_231729862_iOS.jpg?resize=1024%2C479&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_231729862_iOS.jpg?resize=300%2C140&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_231729862_iOS.jpg?resize=768%2C359&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_231729862_iOS.jpg?resize=577%2C270&amp;ssl=1 577w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_231729862_iOS.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_231729862_iOS.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gazing up at the canyon walls on the east side of the loop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1889\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233056113_iOS.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1889\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233056113_iOS-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"I'm always amazed at the bursts of green in the desert - where ever there is water\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233056113_iOS.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233056113_iOS.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233056113_iOS.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233056113_iOS.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233056113_iOS.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233056113_iOS.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m always amazed at the bursts of green in the desert &#8211; where ever there is water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1890\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233529978_iOS.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1890\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233529978_iOS-1024x441.jpg?resize=640%2C276&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"I found a little grotto\/cave with water seeping out of the wall. Very cool.\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233529978_iOS.jpg?resize=1024%2C441&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233529978_iOS.jpg?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233529978_iOS.jpg?resize=768%2C331&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233529978_iOS.jpg?resize=604%2C260&amp;ssl=1 604w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233529978_iOS.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233529978_iOS.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I found a little grotto\/cave with water seeping out of the wall. Very cool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1891\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233701324_iOS.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1891\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233701324_iOS-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Grotto from the opposite side\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233701324_iOS.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233701324_iOS.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233701324_iOS.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233701324_iOS.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233701324_iOS.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_233701324_iOS.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grotto from the opposite side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1892\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_234935190_iOS.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1892\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_234935190_iOS-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Looking down the Syncline Valley, through The Breach, and down into Upheaval Canyon below\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_234935190_iOS.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_234935190_iOS.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_234935190_iOS.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_234935190_iOS.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_234935190_iOS.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160927_234935190_iOS.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down the Syncline Valley, through The Breach, and down into Upheaval Canyon below<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1893\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928_005837763_iOS.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1893\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928_005837763_iOS-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Climbing out of Upheaval Canyon, looking back NW at the sunset lights\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928_005837763_iOS.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928_005837763_iOS.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928_005837763_iOS.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/20160928_005837763_iOS.jpg?resize=360%2C270&amp;ssl=1 360w, 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In Arches I did a loop up into Devil&#8217;s Garden. I was in a hurry and didn&#8217;t hit Dark Angel or Private Arch but I did hit a bunch of others. 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