Canyonlands National Park
October 21, 2021
I left Steamboat Springs about 6:45 a.m. The moon is full in the sky and frost covers all of the pastures. I got to ARCHES NATIONAL PARK in Moab, about 1:00 p.m. The sign at the entrance to the park said “Park is Full – Come back in 3-5 hours”!! Sooo, I headed back up the road about 8 miles to Canyonlands National Park. Maybe things really do happen for a reason. I wasn’t planning on stopping at Canyonlands, but so happy I had the chance to see it!
Canyonlands National Park preserves 337,598 acres of canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches, and spires in the heart of Southeast Utah’s high desert. Water and gravity have been the main architects of this land, sculpting layers of rock into the rugged landscape I had a chance to see!
Canyonlands has four districts, which are divided by the Green and Colorado Rivers. While the districts share a primitive desert atmosphere, each retains its own character and offers different opportunities for exploration and adventure.
