Fiery Furnace Tour

 

We had signed up online for the Fiery Furnace Tour.  We were in a group of about 15 people.  The tour was about 3 hours long with lots of stops along the way describing what makes an arch, the native animals and flora. 

 

Our ranger was okay but we've experienced more engaging speakers in other parks. 

 

 

We were able to crawl through this arch and come out a different way.  The kids loved this part.

 We had many opportunities to climb on the rocks and bridge the gap.

One of the many arches we saw on this tour that met the 'arch' criteria:

1) naturally made (not man made)

2) can see through it to the other side

3) the span must be greater than 36"

 

Rocking the Rock (Grey Rock, that is!)

 After a long uphill we still had to conquer 'The Rock.'  We still can't believe the kids did the whole hike and with minimal complaining!  It was long and steep.

 

The hike was through the an area of previous wildfire this summer.  Sad to see all that barren land!

 

The ladies in their fine hiking attire:

 

 View from the top:

 We made it!

Grey Rock
Trails Used: Main trail up and down
Distance: 6.31 Miles
Overall average: 1.0 mph
Moving Time: 6 hrs, 14 min
Total Ascent: 2484 ft.
Maximum elevation: 7533 ft.