Greetings,

What a beautiful blog entry we have for you today!

We spent the entire day in Canyonlands, check it out:  http://www.nps.gov/cany/index.htm

Canyonlands National Park provides unbelievable and extraordinary scenery filled with only extremes.  Temperatures here range from a -1 in January to a high of 116 in July.  

We started at the Visitor Center and talked with a terrific Park Ranger who helped us plan our day in terms of hikes and overlook walks.

Our first overlook was Shafer Canyon.

Next was Green River Overlook, then on to Whale Rock and Upheaval dome (we hiked to the First Overlook).

We wrapped it up with stopping at Aztec Butte and then stopping at the Buck Canyon Overlook.

And, we ended the day in Canyonlands with a stop at Grand View Point Overlook where we hiked a mile in and a mile back along the White Rim.  

Our absolutely most favorite hike of the entire trip!

Canyon Lands National Park

Below Gary is being silly :)

These were rock features on the White Rim Trail.  The opening sizes ranged from about 6 inches to about 10 inches.

Our final stop of the day was to look at petroglyphs just outside of Moab.  These were on a rock wall about 20-25 feet from the roadside.

The day ended with a wonderful dinner at Red Cliff Lodge.

We drive back to Colorado tomorrow--our last day on the road...

Love to all,

Ellie and Gary