On Sunday, Nov.17th we drove forty miles South on Route 191 and twenty miles West, to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park.
This vast canyon is so immense it is hard to imagine its size unless you are there to take it all in.
It is half as deep as the Grand Canyon and half as wide, but all the same, awe-inspiring.
The mighty Colorado River has had centuries to carve out this extensive canyon complex and the results are mesmerizing.
It was very hazy, cold, and windy as we tried to get some clear pictures to include in our report to you.
We found a rather unique viewpoint to observe the canyon from, and Mom says the next time Dad starts growling like a bear he can use this as his winter home. (When Dad gets tired or hungry he starts growling at other drivers...like a bear).
There are three distinctive districts to Canyonland NP, and we have seen two of them, Island in the Sky and Needles. The remaining district is called "the Maze" and requires a high clearance all-terrain vehicle to go into it and explore the area. Also, all of the guide books strongly recommend that people interested in exploring the area take an experienced guide with them to avoid getting lost and allow up to a week to see the whole thing, requiring them to camp in the desert overnight for several days. Yikes!
On the road to the Needles District, we happened across an interesting site along the road. This huge rock, about the size of a football field, appeared to be growing in the middle of this hayfield.
On the way home, we discovered yet another arch along Route 191 between Monticello and Moab, Utah, Lopez Arch. Not very big, but non-the-less an arch.
We also got a glimpse of the La Sal Mountains in the distance on the way back to Moab.
Tomorrow we are going to explore the La Sal Mountains, South-East of Moab😉.
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