Friday, September 13, 2013

CANYONLANDS

Wednesday, September 11 (continued from yesterday) - From Dead Horse Point State Park, we drove down the the road to Canyonlands National Park. The American the Beautiful pass was accepted here, so the $10 entrance fee was waved. What an amazing government program. Can't believe it hasn't been eliminated yet!

When we were here a few days ago, it was raining. Today, we drove the Island in the Sky road around the Park. We continued our hiking marathon by doing  the short hikes to many beautiful sites.  First stop the Grand Point Overlook. There is a one mile walk to the rim.

Grand Point overlook

Buck Canyon Overlook.
Buck Canyon

Candlestick Tower Overlook
candlestick tower

Green River Overlook…Elevation 6000 ft..
Green river

The next awesome site was about a mile round trip. Don't miss it!

mesa arch sign

mesa arch sign

mesa arch sign

That was enough hiking for one day!

We have several more hikes and a zillion more pictures to take, so check back and see what good weather and awesome scenery we will report on!

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y'all back real soon. Have a great day!

18 comments:

  1. great pictures of another beautiful place we have yet to visit!

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  2. The pictures you capture continue to e stunning. Particularly love the Mesa Arch. We'll have to do that the next time we go.

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  3. Gorgeous, gorgeous pictures. I don't recognize it though without the rain.

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  4. Such amazing pictures, wish we could be there, but thanks again for sharing!

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  5. Another amazing header photo! And another great adventure to witness more beauty.

    The Mesa Arch is such a great natural picture frame. I was disappointed that the main arch is on the back and there is no way to around to see it.
    Beautiful shot you took through the arch.

    Just another day in Paradise:)

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  6. All I can say is "WOW".... Great pictures!

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  7. Just a wee bit of difference without the rain. So beautiful.

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  8. your pictures are gorgeous...I so want to tour that area..

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  9. Beautiful header pic.

    I guess you must be recharging your camera batteries on a daily basis what with all the photo opportunities you are getting.

    Your pics are spectacular - what a great place to visit.

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  10. Great pictures. One day we may have our energy back and do this.

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  11. That header shot looks like an oil painting.

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  12. Perfect header picture. I am missing some of your blogs about this area that I really want to see. Hope we get a camping site with internet soon so I can really catch up. Hate having to hurry when I'm at the library. Enjoyed the pictures from today anyway.

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  13. These photos are some of the most beautiful I have ever seen of Canyonland. So glad the rains subsided and you were able to get out on the trails in this amazing place.



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  14. Looks like you are having a ball! The photos are breathtaking. So pleased that it stopped raining for you.

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  15. Awesome! We camped along the Colorado River back in the 1990s! Thanks for sharing your awesome photos! Felt Bea and I were there with you! We got our drinking water out of a rock when we did our Boomerangs there! Cant wait to see your next treck! Hugz!

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  16. We agree about Mesa Arch, we got a picture through the arch with snow capped mountains in the distance. We used it on our recent 4th anniversary blog post.

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