On Day 6, we headed from our campsite, this time to Canyonlands National Park, about 25 miles away from Arches National Park. Canyonlands had miles and miles of river carved canyons with some awesome views.
We visited the "Island in the Sky" part of Canyonlands where many of the views of the canyons from high above were located. It was quite a climbing drive up to the top.
the Breathtaking scenery. We were so far up in the air. We saw lots of lizards and there were tons of gnats. The gnats made it almost impossible to stand still outside.
Here is Katy using her mad photographer skills to get us both in the picture with the overlook behind us.
We really enjoyed the views from the top of the "Island in the Sky." At the visitor center we read that on a clear day you could see up to 100 miles across the park and on the other side of it.
Dean in front of the Mesa Arch. It is perched over an 800 ft cliff. see the next picture.
The hike this arch showed the wide variety of plant life and rock formations that are found in the Island in the Sky section of the park.
This picture and the previous two were taken at the Mesa Arch. It was a short hike out to see the arch, and it was beautiful, even though the park isn't known for it's arches.
This is one of my favorite signs of the entire trip! Who would have thought? Cows crossing the road!
On our last night at the Goose Island campsite, we went out and got some pictures with the sign and with Tucker. We were very impressed with the site and how well it was maintained.
This is a view of our campsite from the bike trail that ran in front of it. That's our little orange and grey tent. Our home sweet home :)
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