Arches and Canyonlands National Parks by Mike Graf

Author:Mike Graf
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780762794881
Publisher: Falcon Guides

Pothole with bones

“So,” Mom turned toward her family. “Maybe it wasn’t a coyote that got that rabbit at Double O Arch.” Then Mom told the ranger what they had seen on the trail yesterday.

“It could have been a coyote,” Mariah concluded. “Or a raven. Or both.”

The tour continued with Mariah leading the way among a series of rock climbs and scrambles. The group maneuvered past several sections of a maze of slot canyons. Soon they were in an entirely different part of the Fiery Furnace.

“Look over here,” Mariah said, pointing to an unusually shaped arch. “We call that one Kissing Turtle.”

“I can see the turtle shapes!” James exclaimed.

“Who gets to name these arches?” Mom asked.

“Usually the people who discover them,” Mariah replied.

James thought for a second, then stopped walking.

Dad saw the expression on James’s face. “What are you thinking about?”

“I’m thinking I left something out of my story.”

“What’s that?”

“I had John Wesley Powell discover an arch. But he didn’t name it.”

“Okay,” Dad replied. “But that’s the beauty of a first draft. You can always change things later. What do you think you’ll call it?”

“I don’t know yet,” James said. “But I have a few ideas because of the shape of the rock I set the arch in.”

Mariah led everyone farther. Eventually the group approached a narrow passage. Mariah went first, squeezing through the constricted area between the rocks and then positioning herself at the end. One by one she guided the group through. As James came up to the ranger, he straddled the narrow section with one foot against each rock wall. But his placement wasn’t secure, and suddenly James slid into a tighter spot, skinning his knee along the way. “Ow!” James hollered, before quickly bracing himself from falling farther.

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