After eating breakfast, Trini suggested that we go visit Canyonlands National Park also known as “Island in the Sky“. Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah is known for its dramatic desert landscape carved by the Colorado River. Island in the Sky is a huge, flat-topped mesa with panoramic overlooks. Other notable areas include the towering rock pinnacles known as the Needles, the remote canyons of the Maze and the Native American rock paintings in Horseshoe Canyon. Whitewater rapids flow through Cataract Canyon.
We arrived at Canyonlands before the crowd started to arrive. Since we only had an hour and a half before we proceed to the Arches again, we drove straight to the most popular tourist site – the Grand View Point Overlook. The rock formation reminded me a little bit of the Grand Canyon although this park has its own unique colors on top. Like all the amazing rock formations we’ve visited this one too is really breathtaking!
Trini and I feasting our eyes with this wonderful view!
We arrived in the Arches National Park just in time for our 11:00 – 12:00 timed entry reservation. This time there was a longer line of vehicles compared from yesterday. We decided to go back since we wanted to hike a little bit and see the “hidden” arch called the Landscape Arch which has a span of 300 feet. There was some showers before we arrived and the sky was mostly cloudy – good for hiking. However, the slight breeze became windy making it cooler. Luckily we brought our sweaters with us. The parking lot was almost full and we had to walk quite a ways to find one.
I hate to keep repeating myself but the rock formations were really amazing! No wonder people from all over the world come here just to see it! When you’re standing on a slope and scan all those fantastic humongous rocks scattered all over the place, you have to pinch yourself to make sure you are not dreaming. You wonder how on earth they were formed so beautifully!
We’re now in our hotel room after a long (almost 7 hours) drive. Our hotel is located just outside of Grand Canyon so we do not have to wake up early.
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