Tag Archives: Canyonlands

Island in the Sky District, Canyonlands National Park (photo collection)

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

Less than an hour’s drive from Moab, Utah, the Island in the Sky District is the most frequented of Canyonlands National Park’s four sections. What squiggly canyons and spindly knobs are to the nearby Needles District, sweeping overlooks are to … Continue reading →

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Mesa Arch Trail (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

Pictures of iconic Mesa Arch, often photographed in the early morning glow, frequently grace the pages of calendars and coffee table books. There is something about the arch, maybe the most popular destination in Utah’s Canyonlands National Park, which catches … Continue reading →

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Upheaval Dome Trail (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

Upheaval Dome—a deep, circular depression containing sharp, chalky badlands—is one of Utah’s Canyonlands National Park’s, or even the American Southwest’s, greatest geological mysteries. How did this peculiar feature form? Geologists continue today to debate the answer. To some, Upheaval Dome … Continue reading →

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White Rim Overlook Trail (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

Though just up the road from Grand View Point in Canyonlands National Park’s Island in the Sky District, the White Rim Overlook Trail receives far fewer visitors. The hike, an easy and quick jaunt out to the southeast tip of … Continue reading →

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Grand View Point Trail (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

Grand View Point, one of the finest overlooks in Utah’s Canyonlands National Park, is situated at the end of the principal drive through the park’s iconic Island in the Sky District. Visitors in search of a rather casual stroll can … Continue reading →

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Utah Highway 211 to Canyonlands National Park’s Needles District

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

Canyonlands National Park’s Needles District comprises more than a hundred square miles of spindly spires, dizzying canyons, and colossal views. It also boasts some of Utah’s best hiking and backpacking opportunities, including the Chesler Park Trail, the Big Spring – … Continue reading →

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Confluence Overlook Trail (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

Utah’s Canyonlands National Park is sliced into three quadrants by the deep cuts of the Colorado River and the Green River: Island in the Sky, Needles, and The Maze. Yet due to the deep incisions formed by the two rivers, … Continue reading →

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Big Spring Canyon – Squaw Canyon Loop Trail (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

One of the principal advantages of hiking in Canyonlands National Park’s Needles District is the abundance of loop hikes. At 7.2 miles, the moderately strenuous Big Spring Canyon to Squaw Canyon loop is one of the shortest. While arguably not … Continue reading →

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Chesler Park Loop Trail, including Joint Trail (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

The Needles District in eastern Utah’s Canyonlands National Park features a maze of towering pinnacles, winding canyons, and mushroom rocks—and the Chesler Park Loop winds through perhaps the best of it. The roughly 11-mile stem-and-loop circumnavigates a grassy plain flanked … Continue reading →

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