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Confluence Overlook Trail (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Canyonlands National Park, Strenuous Hikes, Utah6 Comments

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, very few roadside overlooks, or even backcountry trails, offer a glimpse of either. An exception …

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

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Canyonlands National Park, Strenuous Hikes, Utah21 Comments

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 by slickrock spires, while a short section of the “Joint Trail” edges through a narrow …

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