October 16 was our last day in Utah's National Parks and we made the long drive to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. Given the long driving distance, we only had about four hours to visit the park, so we weren't able to do any backcountry hikes that would have provided a close up …
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Canyonlands NP – Island in the Sky
October 16 we visited Island in the Sky, which is the north end of Canyonlands National Park. What an educational day!! We arrived at the visitors' center about 11 o'clock and found out that a ranger's geology talk was happening at Grand View Point at 11:30. We decided to take in the talk and …
Arches National Park (Utah)
Arches NP is located just a short distance north of Moab, UT. It's fairly small, so it's quite manageable in a full day. We hiked all but a couple short trails but didn't travel any of the 4x4 dirt roads. Our first stop was at a small roadside pullout which provided an excellent …