FUN-travel: Dead Horse Point & Canyonlands
May 18, 2018 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Dead Horse Point & Canyonlands
- Dead Horse Point – offers a dramatic overlook of the convergence of the Colorado & Green Rivers…
…and panoramic views of Canyonlands.
FUN-fact – Legend has it that Dead Horse Point was used as a corral for wild mustangs roaming the mesa top. Cowboys herded them across the narrow neck of land and onto the point. The neck was then fenced off with branches and brush. One time, for some unknown reason, horses were left corralled on the waterless point where they died of thirst within view of the Colorado River 2,000 feet below.
More FF – Dead Horse State Park is where they shot the final ‘Grand Canyon’ scene of Thelma & Louise.
- Canyonlands – the Island in the Sky District … more colorful canyons… …mesas… buttes… fins… arches & spires…with water & gravity…. … being the prime architects… sculpting layers of rock.
- Mesa Arch – one of the most iconic vistas…on the edge of a 500-foot cliff…
…part of a 1,200-foot drop into Buck Canyon.
- Schafer Canyon Overlook – like a narrow peninsula …jutting out over the canyon.
FUN-fact – Canyonlands is over 4 times the size of Arches.
FUN-travel: Arches, UT
May 17, 2018 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Arches, UT
- This vast rugged landscape…
…of rose-colored sandstone…
…with more than 2,000 arch formations…
…& thousands of other wonders…
…in the shape of pinnacles…spires…needles
…hoodoos…gargoyles…balanced rocks…
…& domes…all team together…
…to make it Awesome & Amazing Arches!
Today’s Treats
- Balanced Rock…
…estimated to weigh 3,577 tons (about equivalent to 27 blue whales.)
- Courthouse Towers – with commanding spires that resemble skyscrapers…
…& just across the street…The 3 Gossips…
…attempt to compete at 350 feet.
- Skyline arch – looks can be deceiving…
…hard to believe that its 71 ft across & 33.5 ft high!
- Sand Dune Arch – tightly tucked between two large sandstone fins…
…with minimal sun makes it a cool respite in the heat of the day.
- Double Arch – phone went dead…had to download this!
FUN-fact – This little park – at only 76,000+ acres – packs a lot of punches with hiking & biking – whatever’s to your liking.
More FF – And contains the highest density of natural arches in the world.
The 3 Gossips & Courthouse Towers