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Friday, January 17, 2014

Canyonlands Needles District: The Entrance

On September 25th, we explored Canyonlands National Park, the Needles district. Most of the pictures I'm sharing today were taken along the road leading to the national park.

Church Rock is at the junction, where you turn to drive back to the national park.

These next photos were taken along the road that leads to the national park entrance:





This last shot was taken shortly after entering the park:

We had amazing weather on the entire trip, but it was quite windy on this day. The winds were gusting to 50 miles per hour! I'm glad I wasn't wearing contact lenses.

I'll have more from the Needles district in future posts. Until next time...


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17 comments:

  1. magnoliasnteaJanuary 17, 2014 at 6:28 AM

    Church Rock reminds me of a mosque. Love the color contrast of the red and green in #5 and #6 photos. I'm so glad the weather was nice for this trip as I'm sure it would have affected the quality of the pictures.
    Have a wonderful weekend!

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  2. Elizabeth EdwardsJanuary 17, 2014 at 6:32 AM

    that is one of those rocks i just don't see?? no church there for me .... but the hubby told me the story & i can see why they said what they said??! sort of. gorgeous views. ( :

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  3. Out on the prairieJanuary 17, 2014 at 8:11 AM

    Interesting formations,some look like water lines on them

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  4. MontanagirlJanuary 17, 2014 at 8:56 AM

    Amazing photos. You captured the colorations to perfection! I can see that it's a place husby and I better put on our "Bucket List". LOL

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  5. TexWisGirlJanuary 17, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    just awesome! some of those formations look like battleships. and church rock is fabulous!

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  6. Our photosJanuary 17, 2014 at 9:30 AM

    Beautiful are your photos!!!

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  7. GeorgeJanuary 17, 2014 at 11:04 AM

    These are beautiful photos from the road. I really like Church Rock, and I look forward to seeing more of Canyonlands.

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  8. Gail DixonJanuary 17, 2014 at 11:34 AM

    Church Rock is so cool!! You captured the scenery there very well; excellent compositions with great colors. That wind sounds like a beast. I'd have been afraid of dust getting on my camera sensor. Hope yours came out unscathed. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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  9. Ruth HiebertJanuary 17, 2014 at 11:40 AM

    I sure am enjoying my travels with you.It is wonderful to see the country through your eyes/camera.

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  10. Betsy Banks AdamsJanuary 17, 2014 at 1:22 PM

    That is what I was thinking! Your weather was AWESOME. You did choose a great time to be out there… Gorgeous photos.. Love them all Church Rock is NEAT.

    Have a great weekend.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  11. stephen HayesJanuary 17, 2014 at 3:46 PM

    I'm running out of admiring adjectives for your beautiful pictures.

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  12. LindaJanuary 17, 2014 at 7:36 PM

    Linda, this is an absolutely magnificent series of photos!!!

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  13. DeeJanuary 17, 2014 at 7:39 PM

    wow...church rock is really cool and I agree with Srtphen....LOL all I can think to say is wow. But I mean it as WOW.

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2014 at 10:12 AM

    Nice and interesting sceneries, Linda. I like especially the "Church Rock", it looks most impressive. :)

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  15. Hootin AnniJanuary 18, 2014 at 3:34 PM

    Wow...I'm not sure where Needles Nat'l Park is,...but a lot of these monoliths look so similar to the ones in New Mexico, like ShipRock, etc.

    Excellent images you've shared of your trip.

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2014 at 10:35 AM

    Very amazing what nature can do.

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  17. HilaryJanuary 23, 2014 at 3:55 PM

    Holy smokes.. that's beautiful. Nothing beats Nature's architecture.

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