Phipps Arch is a large, beefy arch located within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southwestern Utah. It’s beside Phipps Wash, a tributary of the Escalante River, and roughly between the towns of Escalante and Boulder. A hike to Phipps Arch gave us our second destination arch of our spring...
The Amazing Colonnade Arch in Utah

Colonnade Arch, or Five Hole Arch, is a geological formation in the San Raphael desert of Utah. Its claim to fame is the five openings — three in front & two on top — in its Navajo Sandstone. Located about south of the town of Green River, the arch...