Day 5 - Moab to Moab

20 May 2004

Highlights:

  • Canyonlands National Park
  • Arches National Park

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  • Route Map - Day 5
    Canyonlands National Park - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Canyonlands National Park
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Monitor and Merrimac - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Monitor and Merrimac
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Sandstone rock layers - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Sandstone rock layers
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    How cool is this rock layering?!

    Desert wildflowers - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Desert wildflowers
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Desert wildflowers - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Desert wildflowers
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Wildflowers with Monitor and Merrimac in the background - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Wildflowers with Monitor and Merrimac in the background
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Shafer Canyon - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Shafer Canyon
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Shafer Canyon - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Shafer Canyon
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Shafer Canyon - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Shafer Canyon
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Zig-zag road down Shafer Canyon - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Zig-zag road down Shafer Canyon
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    We saw a bicyclist descending this road

    Desert wildflowers - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Desert wildflowers
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Upheaval Dome - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Upheaval Dome
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Upheaval Dome - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Upheaval Dome
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Upheaval Dome - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Upheaval Dome
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Grasshopper - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Grasshopper
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Desert wildflowers - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Desert wildflowers
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Green River canyon - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Green River canyon
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    The "white rim" of the canyon is clearly visible

    Green River - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Green River
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Candlestick Tower - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Candlestick Tower
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    View from Grand View Point Overlook - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)View from Grand View Point Overlook
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Monument Basin - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Monument Basin
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Mum and Dad about to fall off the Grand View Point cliff - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Mum and Dad about to fall off the Grand View Point cliff
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    If I push them will they fall off? :)

    Layer upon layer of rock - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Layer upon layer of rock
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Raven on a tree - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Raven on a tree
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Buck Canyon - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Buck Canyon
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Buck Canyon - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Buck Canyon
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Shafer Canyon - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Shafer Canyon
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Shafer Canyon - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Shafer Canyon
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Shafer Canyon - Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)Shafer Canyon
    Canyonlands National Park (Utah, USA)

    Arches National Park - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Arches National Park
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    North Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)North Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    North and South Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)North and South Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Double Arch among the rest of the rocks - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Double Arch among the rest of the rocks
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Turret Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Turret Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    North and South Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)North and South Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    North and South Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)North and South Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Double Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Double Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Cove of Caves - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Cove of Caves
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    A rock that looks very much like a big dog - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)A rock that looks very much like a big dog
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Balanced Rock - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Balanced Rock
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Balanced Rock with sunlight the way it should be!

    Balanced Rock - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Balanced Rock
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Balanced Rock with La Sal mountains - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Balanced Rock with La Sal mountains
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Delicate Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Delicate Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    One of the main reasons for the trip was this arch of rock

    Delicate Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Delicate Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Delicate Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Delicate Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Rocks near Delicate Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Rocks near Delicate Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Photographers at Delicate Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Photographers at Delicate Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    I thought this was amusing seeing so many people here waiting for the sunset

    Delicate Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Delicate Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    One of my best shots of the arch

    Delicate Arch through another arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Delicate Arch through another arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Delicate Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Delicate Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Delicate Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Delicate Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Delicate Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Delicate Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Delicate Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Delicate Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Rock bowl at Delicate Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Rock bowl at Delicate Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Delicate Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Delicate Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    A shot for scale - without people

    Delicate Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Delicate Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    A shot for scale - with people

    Rabbit - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Rabbit
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Rabbit - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Rabbit
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Petroglyphs - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Petroglyphs
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Baby rabbit - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Baby rabbit
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Weatherworn rocks - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Weatherworn rocks
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Weatherworn rocks - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Weatherworn rocks
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    I reckon these rocks look like the Olgas in Central Australia

    Pinacle rocks with a storm brewing behind them - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Pinacle rocks with a storm brewing behind them
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Landscape Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Landscape Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    It was well after sunset by the time we got here, but still managed a few photos of this arch, one of the longest natural arches in the world.

    Landscape Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Landscape Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    Landscape Arch - Arches National Park (Utah, USA)Landscape Arch
    Arches National Park (Utah, USA)

    I thought this looked rather dramatic

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