Our first impression is that Canyonlands is well named.
Look at the scenery!
Look at the scenery!
The road on the right winds around and down to the floor of the canyon.
You can see it going off into the distance.
You can see it going off into the distance.
Gary wanted to take a Jeep on the FWD road down there.
Hanhan vetoed the idea.
Hanhan vetoed the idea.
Right in front of your eyes is 100s of millions of years of geology, layer after layer.
One of our favorite photos.
Looks just like a Western movie.
Hanhan sneaking in some shade time!
The Mesa Arch, absolutely magnificent.
View through Mesa Arch.
Hard to imagine with only a photo, but you get the idea.
Hard to imagine with only a photo, but you get the idea.
We didn't want to leave, so we stayed a while.
We're going over there Hanhan, come on!
Looks like a fortress or cityscape.
The colors here were amazing, look at the reds and oranges here.
The ground looks like it has been torn open.
The ground looks like it has been torn open.
A grand view from here. Hanhan is looking at the 'Needles' disctric of the park.
Wow! Strangest landscape we've ever seen.
Sandstone capped with limestone, add water and wind. Wait millions of years. Serve to stunned tourists.
Sandstone capped with limestone, add water and wind. Wait millions of years. Serve to stunned tourists.
Closer view of the previous photo.
See the white rock caps on many of the spires?
See the white rock caps on many of the spires?
As far as the eye can see, nothing but deadly beauty.
The aquamarine pools are not a natural feature.
They are salt evaporation ponds for a salt mine.
They are salt evaporation ponds for a salt mine.
Wind sculpture, smooth as silk.
Ready to go!