Dead Horse Point State Park & Canyonlands Islands in the Sky

Thursday, May 8, 2008

08.05.2008 - 08.05.2008 24 °C

Busy day today. We visit two parks. First we drive out to Dead Horse Point State Park. On the way there we stop at a scenic overlook:

We stop at the visitors center, check out the exhibits and then head out to the point.

We have lunch on the edge of the canyon and enjoy the scenery. Then head over to Canyonlands National Park (the Islands in the Sky section, which is a few miles from Dead Horse Point State Park). On the way we drive through open range and stop for cattle crossing the road.

We stop at the Visitors Center, check out their exhibits (sound familiar?) and then head out to Grandview Point.

We walk the rim trail with it's incredible scenery of the canyon. Joe has fun as we walk:

We make several more stops around the park and take a few short hikes. We enjoy Canyonlands more than Dead Horse Point State Park, probably because it has more trails.