Upheaval Dome Hike |
Pothole Point Hike |
Elephant Head Hike |
South Canyonlands (Needles area) |
North Canyonlands (Islands in the Sky") |
Canyonlands National Park Album |
North Canyonlands Entrance |
Mesa Arch |
View through Mesa Arch |
View from the Visitor Center |
Grand View Point |
Grand View to the west |
South Canyonlands Entrance |
South Visitor Center |
View approaching the south entrance |
Canyonland NP Hikes |
Elephant Hill Trailhead |
Elephant Hill Parking lot |
The trail starts by climbing to the top of the ridge |
The trail follows a crevice with elephant rocks in the background |
The rock at the top of the ridge is very layered |
In the 100+ degree heat we head back |
Pothole Point Trailhead |
A very strange rock formation |
The trail follows a ridge |
View from the ridge |
At the turning point to circle back. Note that the rocks are gray. |
The Pothole Point Trail is circular |
Unusual rock formations were all along the entire trail |
Upheaval Dome Trailhead |
The domes left side view |
A center view of the dome at the far end of the trail |
A view moving further to the right |
Canyonlands NP is made up of two parts: North Canyonlands which is called "Islands in the Sky" and South Canyonlands which is called "The Needles". The park has 474,000 acres and is visited by 338,000 people a year. It is located south of Moab, Utah. |
How the hike got its name! |
Even the view along the roadway was great |
Needles Overlook |
The staircase to the layered rock |
Even the view along the roadway was great |
Needles Overlook |
A stop along the road |
The North Visitor Center |
Mesa Arch |