Friday, August 3, 2012

Busy day around Moab

First stop today was the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Trail where fossil bones are well-exposed with information signs posted along the trail.
Sauropod Vertebrae



Next stop was Canyonlands-Island in the Sky NP.  The sky was clear and the sun was brutal.
Looking East from Grand View, Canyonlands NP.

Looking north from Grand View, Canyonlands NP

Shaefer Canyon, Canyonlands NP

Bucks Canyon, Canyonlands NP

Later went back to Arches and traveled up the dirt road going up the Salt Valley Wash before hiking up the trail through the Devil's Garden.  At the end of the day I went back to Delicate Arch but didn't have the strength to make the climb up to the arch.  I went to one of the viewpoints to get photos of Delicate Arch at sunset.
Balanced Rock, Arches NP

Delicate Arch at sunset, Arches NP

LaSal Mtns from Arches NP

Landscape Arch, Arches NP

Park Avenue, Arches NP

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