Day 10 - Canyonlands National Park
Up and out to Canyonlands National Park, Islands in the Sky District. The park has 3 separate areas and this is the most developed, in the north.
Up the access road from 191 about 10 miles, more red rocks and up onto the mesa, with long range views of the Colorado and Green Rivers below. The mesa was essentially cut by these 2 rivers, and many of the views are Grand Canyon-esque. Lots of cowboy and Indian history. The girls took a couple of walks.
Up the access road from 191 about 10 miles, more red rocks and up onto the mesa, with long range views of the Colorado and Green Rivers below. The mesa was essentially cut by these 2 rivers, and many of the views are Grand Canyon-esque. Lots of cowboy and Indian history. The girls took a couple of walks.
Picnic lunch at the end of the road, at a table. We had a nice and informative audio tour on the iPod.
Stopped at Dead Horse Point State Park on the way back. The park has only 3 views, but they are spectacular, mostly of the Green River cutting thru the red rocks far below.
Jill spoke with a French tourist who wanted to know that the blue pools were far below. (Turns ot they are evaporation pools related to potash mining, she later discovered.) The park is probably a cash cow for the Utah Park system and extremely well maintained, with actual flush toilets (for which they must haul water in.)
We grilled a steak on the patio’s gas grill.
Stopped at Dead Horse Point State Park on the way back. The park has only 3 views, but they are spectacular, mostly of the Green River cutting thru the red rocks far below.
Jill spoke with a French tourist who wanted to know that the blue pools were far below. (Turns ot they are evaporation pools related to potash mining, she later discovered.) The park is probably a cash cow for the Utah Park system and extremely well maintained, with actual flush toilets (for which they must haul water in.)
We grilled a steak on the patio’s gas grill.
