Canyonlands National Park - Day 1

  

    Canyonlands National Park preserves 337,598 acres of canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches, and spires. It is divided into four districts  and Island In the Sky is our pick for today.

 

The Monitor and Merrimac Buttes

The Mesa Arch

A harrowing drive on the Shafer Trail switchbacks.

The Grand View Overlook

The Candlesticks

Jim and Mike taking in the views.

Dead Horse Point State Park

Dead Horse Point

Meander Canyon Overlook

The Colorado River

The Potash Scenic Byway

The Solar Evaporation Ponds

Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway

 

A scenic drive on Highway 128 along the Colorado River.

We decide to take a dirt road called Onion Creek Road,
because we can.

 

Arches National Park

 We have visited Arches National Park multiple times over the years. Again, we find ourselves in the beautiful state of Utah and decide to visit "just one more time".

An early morning start
for what is certain to be a warm day.

As the sun rises, the red rocks turn golden.

   

The Three Gossips

Balanced Rock

Landscape Arch

Skyline Arch

To see this video, click the full screen and then press play. Press the escape key to return.

Flaming Gorge National Recreational Area, Utah

 

It was not immediately clear to me why John Wesley Powell 

had named this area Flaming Gorge.

Flaming Gorge Reservoir

A closer look of the reservoir.

Mike and Kate

Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area

Fun with our new Jeep!

Sarge, a most happy camper. 

Now that's a flaming gorge!

I've got this...

  

Different perspectives of the Green River.