Tag Archives: Green River

Harpers Corner Trail (Dinosaur National Monument, CO)

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Following a pinyon- and juniper-studded ridgeline out to its terminus, the Harpers Corner Trail features stunning panoramic vistas high above canyon country in Colorado/Utah’s Dinosaur National Monument. The landscape below, cut and eroded by the Green and Yampa Rivers, spans … Continue reading →

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Mitten Park Trail (Dinosaur National Monument, CO)

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Situated just north of Echo Park on the Colorado side of Dinosaur National Monument, a sudden break in the cream-colored Weber sandstone produces a multi-hued swirl of color—a peculiar twisting formation where the horizontal shelves suddenly thrust upward into vertical … Continue reading →

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Echo Park Road

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Roughly straddling the border between Utah and Colorado, Echo Park Road extends 12 miles and connects the paved Harpers Corner Road with its namesake Echo Park—a hidden flat near the confluence of the Green and Yampa Rivers in Dinosaur National … Continue reading →

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Sound of Silence Trail (Dinosaur National Monument, UT)

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Like Canyonlands or Capitol Reef in southern Utah, Dinosaur National Monument in Utah and Colorado features nearly two dozen sedimentary rock layers that span the Permian through Cretaceous periods (66-300 million years ago). The view from Cub Creek Road at … Continue reading →

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Jones Hole Trail & Ely Creek Falls (Dinosaur National Monument, UT)

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Andrew Wojtanik

Although most famous for its prehistoric fossils, Dinosaur National Monument in northeast Utah and northwest Colorado covers more than 200,000 acres of canyon country that rivals the “Mighty Five” national parks farther south. Here the Green and Yampa Rivers—and their … 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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