Arches and Canyonlands National Parks

We left the RV around 8:15 this morning, ready for the long day ahead. We went to Canyonlands N.P. first. It was partly cloudy and the high was supposed to be 89 degrees. We did so much this day that I'm going to separate it into 2 posts. Before 1pm and after 1pm. Canyonlands is a large park that has the Green River and the Colorado River running through it. In the park the two rivers join into one. Therefore, the park is separated into 3 sections. We stayed in the Island in the Sky section. Here is the Green River Overlook, elevation 6000 ft. You can barely see the Green River at the bottom of the canyon.

Here is a photo of the Upheaval Dome. No one knows how it was created, possibly a meteor strike. It is 1 mile across to the other side of the rim. See Mike in the lower right of the photo.

Here is the Grand View point. Can you see the little jeep trail that runs around the rim of the canyon down below. This is the White Rim trail. It runs around this section of the park and is 100 miles long.

Mike and I packed our lunch and this is the spot where we decided to take a break under some shade and eat. The arch is called Mesa Arch.