Island in the Sky Canyonlands National Park

Today we got up a bit later since we didn't need to rush off anywhere. Donna had her interview in the morning and we decided to wait around in town for her to return before going to Canyonlands National Park.

Lindsay and I sat around and watched tv and checked our emails for a bit. I went to the Poison Spider Bike Shop to get Eric a hat …

Wednesday was much easier in the body with a 5.25 mile hike into Lathrop Canyon. The trail was relative flat (yay) and cross a pasture for the first mile them transitioned to slickrock and sand. We would rate this an easy hike and one that has some of the best views yet especially for the views. The picture gives you the view we had during our …

Today was all about taking the time to explore Canyonlands National Park. We tried to get up and get going this morning before the heat got too oppressive. On the road by 8am we drove only about 45 minutes to get into Canyonlands and the Island in the Sky District. Our first stop was the Shafer Canyon Overlook, just by "The Neck". We walked for …

... est un des parcs pour bruler le plus de calories J Nous avons donc passé deux journees a explorer Canyonlands, soit une journee a Island in the sky et une journee a The Needles. Malheureusement, il nous a ete impossible de decouvrir une majorite du ...

... ; A little while later Donna returned from her interview which she said went pretty well. We set off for Canyonlands National Park and decided to go to the Island in the Sky District since it was closer to Moab. The drive took a little over a half an ...

... as we looked down on the Colorado. You can see for miles, but it's strange scenery, like nothing on earth! We drove onto Canyonlands, a National Park we had failed to visit when we came 2 years ago. We drove onto Island In the Sky, and stopped off at the ...

... morning before the heat got too oppressive. On the road by 8am we drove only about 45 minutes to get into Canyonlands and the Island in the Sky District. Our first stop was the Shafer Canyon Overlook, just by "The Neck". We walked for about 10 minutes ...

... the north canyon side.) There are a couple of worthwhile scenic drives which are a lot of fun on the motorcycles-the "island in the sky" in Canyonlands has great S-turns on a well-maintained road with terrific views of the canyons on both sides and the ...

... der Ausblick vom Grand View Point. Von dort hat man einen unglaublichen Nahezu-Rundum-Blick über das "Island in the Sky" Gebiet, eine von Canyons durchzogene riiiiiesengroße Ebene. Beeindruckend! Aufgrund der Mittagssonne und des Sonnenbrands ...

After our visit to Arches National Park, we drove to our fifth and final national park in Utah - Canyonlands National Park. The park has several different parts to it, but we visited the Island in the Sky section. The area is a mesa that rests on top ...

... in the Sky – since the Needles section is 65 miles away, one way and the Maze needs at least a 4x4 to get to. The Island in the Sky is a huge mesa 2,000 feet above the Colorado and Green Rivers. Even that high up, you can only see a small bit of ...

... headed to Canyonlands where we camped. We went to the Green River Overlook and did the Upheaval Dome trail before going to Island in the Sky. What a majestic place.I never tire of the views and interesting shapes here. After the sun set, we ate wearily ...

... holding himself up high in the one picture.  The lizard he was after escaped.     Canyonlands has 4 sections, we went to the Island in the Sky where you drive to the top of the mesa and look down into the canyons.  These are the ...