Wow! Island in the Sky is an apt description.
Colorado River from Dead Horse Point
There are three distinct areas in Canyonlands NP. The one we chose to visit today was Island in the Sky, high up on the mesa rim overlooking the magnificent canyons of the Colorado and Green Rivers. We started at Dead Horse Point State Park. It is almost an isolated mesa, connected to the “mainland” by a narrow neck only 30 feet wide.
Then we moved to Island in the Sky in the national park, which was similar, although larger in area. Our hikes were quite short today, giving the kids blisters a reprieve. We wanted to check out the Upheaval Dome, but ran out of time (and the kids probably didn’t want to hike that far).
Some of the photos show the White Rim 4×4 Trail far below. Someday…
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