These are the rocks that have been hollowed out from wind and rain and created a hole in the rock. There were also several spires, tall thin columns of rock left standing after the rest of the rock has worn away. We had the dogs with us in the truck thru Arches and by then it was almost noon, so we brought the dogs back to the trailer, ate some lunch and took off again, this time without the dogs.
After noon we went to Canyonlands National Park which was a little further away. This is a really beautiful park which looked very much like the Grand Canyon, but it does not get the attention the Grand Canyon gets.
The government has done very little to develop it. It is still very much in its original condition with the exception of the roads running thru, a few paved scenic overlooks where they have put up a waist high barriers so no one goes over the edge, and a few pit toilets. The whole thing covers 527 sq. miles and is divided into 3 sections. We were only able to go thru one section, called Islands in the Sky. These canyons were formed by the Green River running thru it on the east side. The Colorado River runs on the west side of it and they join at the south section. We’ll post some pictures, but they really don’t do it justice.
We also made a quick run thru Dead Horse State Park which is very much like the Canyonlands NP, and sits on a point that abuts the Colorado River.
There are sheer cliffs on all sides with the only access being only 30 yards wide. In the 1800s, cowboys used Dead Horse Point to catch wild horses. They herded the horses onto the point and built a fence across the narrow neck to create a natural corral.
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