Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park

tagged: Bureau of Land Management Canyonlands National Park Moab BLM sightseeing Utah Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Candlestick Tower Overlook

Soda Springs Basin — Looking out over Soda Springs Basin (Green River side). The Candlestick Tower is in the distance near the right hand cliffs.

Buck Canyon Overlook

Buck Canyon — Buck Canyon and Goosberry Canyon (Colorado River side).

Orange Cliffs Overlook

edge of the island — The edge of the mesa.

distant White Rim — Below, the cliffs are marked by the White Rim.

Grand View Point Overlook

more White Rim — A bit more of the White Rim below.

tall towers topped with white — Monument Basin capped with the white layer of the White Rim.

Green River Overlook

strip of water down in Stillwater Canyon — From here, we can actually see the Green River down in Stillwater Canyon.

Shafer Trail

We head out via Shaver Trail, a road following the old cattle drive trail up onto the mesa.

dirt stip climbing down the cliffs — A glance at the Shafer Trail from the Shafer Canyon Overlook.

into the canyon — Along the road checking out a blind arch ahead.

capped stone pillars — Harder rock caps let pillars form.

continuing along the river — Getting closer to the Colorado River in the lower canyon.

Island in the Sky — Leaving the park and looking back on the Island in the Sky.

Colorado River — The first view of water in the Colorado River, which includes a boat cruising down it.

Island in the Sky — And a look back at the Island in the Sky again, now including the cliffs down to the river.

a couple faces in the rock — We are always seeing faces in the rock. The lower one kept the face look nearly all the way around.

widening canyon with distant mountains visible — Continuing to make our way out of the canyons.

Needles Overlook (BLM)

canyon rim — Looking north along this far east canyon rim.

lower canyons — The canyons within the canyon.

more canyons below — More of the canyons within the larger canyon.

*photo album*

©2015 Valerie Norton
Posted 6 Aug 2015

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Peder said…

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28 July, 2024 05:46