DAY 5 - More hiking

No trip to Moab is complete without a visit to nearby Canyonlands and that was the plan for the final day of our trip. Unfortunately, high clouds rolled in for the day and for the first time in our 5 day stay we experienced surprisingly cold temperatures. Nevertheless, the 3 short hikes we completed (Grand View Point, Upheaval Dome, and Mesa Arch) were all thoroughly enjoyable, yielding great views of more of Utah’s outrageously stunning landscape.

Upon returning to Arches, we completed our last hikes of the trip – the Double, Turret and Windows arches. All three were amazing!

Overall, I can’t rave enough about the trip and the beauty of this part of the U.S. It was a fantastic experience to share all of it with three great friends. Thank you again for the invite!!     

 
The Day started with clear skies and the great rock scenery characteristic of the entire area


GRAND VIEW POINT


  Typical views in Canyonlands






The Island in the Sky area is a huge plateau






Looking down into the deep and wildly eroded canyons below




The gang, all wrapped up to battle the cold




Tons of sheer rock faces line the Island



Evan looks down one of them



A small taste of some of the intricacies of the canyon



Three birds are enjoying the views too



Too bad this one is blurry



Rock formations of this type litter the landscape


UPHEAVAL DOME


Evan hikes into this most interesting of rock features









Close-up of the multi-coloured rock



Leaving the area


MESA ARCH
 

A short and very popular hike



Looking through the arch at the amazing terrain down in the canyon






There are roads that go down into the canyon





WINDOW ARCHES, TURRET ARCH, DOUBLE ARCH


One of the Window arches



The Turret Arch



The Double Arch






Both of the Window Arches

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