# The Windows at Arches - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/the-windows-at-arches/ - Published: 2022-08-08T06:31:32-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout **Christmas has come and gone**. The obligatory family time has been met and now I find myself entering Arches National Park. The front gate warns that only four wheel drive vehicles are allowed a few miles further in… **I lock in my wheels** and head in. Light snow starts to fall. I’m heading out to a section of the Park I’ve not seen before, at least I have no recollection. The Windows. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_1512.jpg?resize =640%2C360&ssl=1) **Ice covering the foot paths** make this trek slow going and dangerous if one hurries. I take my time, carefully watching where I place each foot step, and still I occasionally slip. The Windows are openings to another dimension out here in the high, cold desert. Eyes watching us from another place in time. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_1523.jpg?resize =640%2C480&ssl=1) **Memories flood my mind,** as if the gates to the past were ripped open by great winds. I close my eyes as a single tear slowly makes its way down my cheek before falling onto the snow covered ground. **Cathartic** my time in the desert will be, whether I welcome it or not. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-windows-at-arches/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20The%20Windows%20at%20Arches&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fthe-windows-at-arches%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-windows-at-arches/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-windows-at-arches/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-windows-at-arches/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-windows-at-arches/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…