While exploring a remote section of southeastern Utah the High Priestess and I encountered a most excellent natural arch.  Although distinguished neither by extraordinary height nor span, this remarkable arch is rather arbitrarily and improbably  fixed to the upper edge of a sloping bowl of Entrada sandstone.  I discovered this feature on the anniversary of my birth and thus named it Birthday Arch.

This arch may be found by walking from the ruins of a ranch house apparently once belonging to a clan named Wolfe east by northeast up a sandstone slope.  After approximately three miles turn east and traverse around an impressive natural ramp that curves clockwise gaining a hundred feet or so.  The end of the ramp brings you to a narrow ridge from which to view Birthday Arch.  A geological feature of such singular beauty can not long go undiscovered.  I encourage you to visit before hordes of people find it.

Tags: arch, Arches NP, birthday, High Piestess, Utah

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