The Fiery Furnace at Arches National Park in Utah is only available for exploration as part of a paid, guided tour group – unlike the rest of the part, which you are free to explore on your own time and at your own pace and with a single (nominal) fee for access to the entire park. From the overlook, I couldn’t really see much. I certainly couldn’t tell whether it would have been worth my time and money to reschedule my entire day around the guided tour… not from the information stop where the tour signups take place, and not much moreso from the overlook. But I did write this poem.