Canyonlands and Capitol Reef 


Visited Canyonlands park and Capitol Reef park. 

On tuesday I headed to the second park in the area - Canyonlands. It is actually three different areas, Island in the Sky, Needles and The Maze. Needles was about 60 miles from Moab and for the Maze one basically needs very good 4x4 vehicle so I went to Island in the Sky. The island is a huge mesa top with expansive vistas into and across the Canyonlands region.

Trying to describe those vistas in a web sized picture is again beyond my abilities, but if you can spot the car (RV) in the next picture then you may get the idea (hint: it's white and on the top..).



Grand view point rim walk - its a looong drop if you mistake a step..



Another shot from Grand View rim walk


On wednesday my plan was to move to Bryce Canyon area - to the town of Panguitch. I took a scenic route (24 and then 12) and hit another canyon park - Capitol Reef. There the world is not just red but comes in all colors - especially in fall. I adjusted my plans a little and spent a few hours there.



Scenic drive - Capitol Reef

I took a short hike to Hickman bridge and then cruised slowly on capitol reef scenic drive - again it was nice to have convertible..

November is very quiet time in the parks - only a few visitors and the picnic areas are empty so other guests may be seen (although I think those guys will be there in the middle of tourist season, too).



Picnic
 

Posted: To - Marraskuu 10, 2005 at 05:44 ap.          

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