Day 31 - April 16,2008
Today we went to Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Another awesome day filled with unforgettable sights. The park encompasses deeply eroded canyons interspersed with sheer-sided mesas and a variety of spires, arches and unusual rock formations.
The Monitor and Merrimac Buttes on the way to Canyonland National Park
View from Mesa Arch of spectacular landscape.
Mesa Arch -made of Navajo sandstone. It hangs precariously on the edge of a 500' cliff.
View from Grand View Trail. The Colorado and Green River converge at this point. 
After our hike up to Grand View Point Overlook
Upheaval Dome: doesn't fit with the rest of Canyonlands' terrain - it's not the result of gradual erosion but rather a dramatic deformity in which rocks have been pushed into a domelike structure. At one time it was theorized that a hidden volcano formed the dome, but now experts say the cause may have been a meteorite that stuck the earth some 60 million years ago.
2 comments:
Looks beautiful! Liza's favorite picture now is "G doing yoga"
Looks like y'all are getting to see some impressive stuff. Wish we were there. Isn't retired life good!
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