On Friday, October 12, 2018, we spent the day touring Canyonlands National Park, Island in the Sky district. We have visited and documented this park before, so I won't try to include pictures of everything we saw, just some that are representative of the park.
A short hike leads to Mesa Arch, a must-see feature of Canyonlands. You may have seen photos of this arch on calendars or even as a Windows wallpaper, but those photos were always taken at just the right moment of a sunrise. It would be a glorious sight to see. Unfortunately, sunrise occurs way to early for me to make it to Mesa Arch to experience it.
The above collage shows Mesa Arch and the view through it, as well as the view from a scenic overlook a few feet to the side of the arch. (If you want to see these individual images in their full size, just click on the collage. That will take you to the album where they're stored.)
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| Green River Overlook |
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| Buck Canyon Overlook |
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| Grand View Point |
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| Doug and me at Grand View Point |
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Our first stop of the day had been at Shafer Canyon, and it was also our last stop of the day. I liked the late-afternoon lighting better, so that's the image that I chose for the blog.
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| Shafer Canyon |
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Doug and me at Shafer Canyon
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The next day, we toured Canyonlands National Park, the Needles District. Stay tuned.
What a spectacular place of beauty! It looks like a fantastic place to visit.
ReplyDelete"Spectacular" is a good descriptive of this place, Ruth. I think you and your camera would have a field day here. ;)
DeleteWOW! What a wonderful place to explore. The rocks and scenery are spectacular.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Margaret. I'm glad you enjoyed the photos.
DeleteWe, too, spent a day at Island in the Sky. You did a great job capturing the spectacular beauty of that gorgeous national park.
ReplyDeleteThank you, George. It's an amazing place, isn't it?
DeleteI was intrigued with the Grand View point. It is amazing that there is so much to see each time you look in another direction.I love all these taken by a remarkable friend
ReplyDeleteGrand View Point is certainly appropriately named, Steve, Beauty everywhere. Thanks so much for the warm comment about our friendship. You are appreciated.
DeleteThese pictures are just incredible, Linda. And I love the pictures of you and Doug.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dianna. As I've said before, God does the hard part. I just press a shutter release. Doug and I went on a diet at the end of the year, so there's a little less of us now...and what is left is better looking. :)
DeleteWell, I can just add a few more oh and ah... while I am trying to imagine that vast space! :)
ReplyDeleteThe vast spaces of some of our western states do take some getting used to, Petra! And the "ohs" and "ahs" are a common reaction. :)
DeleteOh how we loved Canyonlands. I saw a picture (not ours) of the sunrise coming up in the middle of Mesa Arch.. Wouldn't it be neat to be there at sunrise????
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures--especially of the two of you. Tripod (like we do)????
Your weather was perfect for some terrific shots.
Hugs,
Betsy
It WOULD be neat to be there for sunrise, Betsy; but I might be a little cranky after getting up early and hiking to the arch in the pre-dawn darkness only to be frustrated in my photographic attempts by inconsiderate people who wanted to pose for just the right photo before relinquishing their spot in front of the arch.
DeleteThe pictures of the two of us were taken by a couple of kind volunteers we met along the way. We have used the tripod when in more remote places, though.