The Colorado River carved a bend in the Navajo Sandstone on its way to the Grand Canyon in Northern Arizona.
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Odds And Ends From Trip To Moab
The Moab area has much more to explore than just Canyonlands NP and Arches NP.
Possibly The Most Spectacular State Park
Dead Horse Point State Park near Moab, Utah, is adjacent to Canyonlands National Park and is every bit as amazing. You do see a lot of Canyonlands from Dead Horse Point so they kind of operate together. The Colorado River winds its way through both parks and is mostly responsible for their rugged look.
Legend has it that Dead Horse Point received its name because cowboys would round up wild horses into a natural corral here as the point narrows down to some 30 yards at the end.
Dead Horse Point is also renowned as the location where the last scene in “Thelma and Louise” was filmed. If you come to visit nearby Arches National Park and Canyonlands, you should definitely stop by Dead Horse Point.
Canyonlands National Park Is Awesome
Especially when a rainstorm passes through and leaves residual clouds and fog. These images were captured at the Islands In The Sky District near Moab, Utah.
Established in 1964 as a national park, Canyonlands was formed by tectonic shifts, uplifts, volcanic activity and the erosive force of the Colorado River.
Rural Colorado
Scenes from OFF THE BEATEN PATH Colorado.
Lee’s Ferry/Vermilion Cliffs
Lee’s Ferry in Northern Arizona, is known as a launching point for Colorado River rafters and other interesting rock formations. Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and the California Condor are nearby. Lee’s Ferry is the only place to access the Colorado River by vehicle for hundreds of miles. It’s named after John Doyle Lee, a Mormon Pioneer, who was later convicted and executed for his part in the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah in 1877.
Funky rocks are the highlight at Cliff Dwellers, adjacent to Lee’s Ferry.
California Condors cruise at Vermilion Cliffs.
Winter Has Arrived AT The Grand Canyon
Snow, rain and nasty winds were forecasted for the South Rim of The Grand Canyon last Friday. So naturally I had to show up and capture the scene while withstanding the cold, biting winds. Part 1 of 2.
Never Going Back To Toroweap
For the second time in two trips, I and some friends encounter vehicle issues at the very remote Toroweap section of Grand Canyon National Park. The park service ranger told us it would cost 800 to $1,000 to get towed out of there. My Ford Ranger just stopped running 55 miles from the nearest paved road. My friend’s Subaru got a flat tire so we had to hike the last 3 miles to get to the edge. It was all worth it as the photos show. My Ranger had a fuel pump issue but Ranger Todd found in the manual that there is a fuel pump reset switch under the passenger side dash.
Grand Canyon Is Very Grand
Made a trip to the South Rim last week where I saw some residual snow and a nice sunset.
Grand Canyon At Toroweap
Another visit to the remote Toroweap area of the Grand Canyon at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. You must negotiate a 61 mile dirt road to get there with the last couple of miles treacherous. (See future post on the road to Toroweap) You stand on the edge of the rim and look straight down to the Colorado River, some 3,000 feet below. I wasn’t so daring on this trip as to get too close but these photos, a time lapse video and a video coming shortly may give a sense of the area.
