There are two ways to reach Colorado’s Rattlesnake Canyon, home to the world’s second-largest concentration of natural stone arches. The first is by tackling a steep, strenuous 25-kilometre round-trip trail that squirms through rock-walled canyons, skirting steep ledges and sun-baked sandstone slabs.
The second involves an exhilarating 4WD trip through Colorado National Monument followed by a scenic six-kilometre meander along the canyon’s upper rim.
Naturally, I choose the meander.
Rob McFarland 