Posts Tagged ‘birthday’

Birthday Arch

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.

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.

50

I have 50 years today!  Born on  Friday the 13th, 1959 in Portland, OR, USA.  Today happens also to be a Friday the 13th, so it’s obviously a cosmic event.  While you are reading todays entry, the High Priestess and I will be heading to southern Utah or northern Arizona.  It’ll be the Vermillion Cliffs or southeastern Utah depending on the weather.  Look out for pics next week.  By the way, did I remember to say that I look great for my advanced age?