An early start for us on a cool morning in the desert. I wanted to take early morning pictures at Deadhorse Point State Park. There is a river bend in the park that was supposed to be a great place to take pictures.
Deadhorse Point was named for the fact that a number of horses died at the bend. Horses would be corralled at the end of the bend and held there for a few days until they could be worked with later. The story goes that several were herded into the bend and left there. They could not reach the water that was so close to them. Horrible story, but the name stuck.
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See the piles of rocks? They're called cairns. They keep you on the right hiking area. We were rim hiking while taking pictures. We've seen these in many places. Some of the places have signs warning you not to move or remove any of the rocks. It can be difficult hiking in the canyons and desert without trail markers.
On the way out I spotted this cactus in bloom.
On to Canyonland! We've never been to this park and had no idea what to expect except canyons. And canyons it was! The only problem was, we've seen THE canyon, the Grand Canyon, several times and love it. The canyons at this park fell short for us. While still beautiful in their own way, they just aren't as majestic as those in Arizona.
There you are. I didn't take very many pictures. The park wasn't crowded at all. It's in three parts and only this part was accessible from where we were. They other two sections were too far away to visit. The other two parts are more hiking than driving, too.
Off to Monument Valley tomorrow!
There's a better day down the road!
Jenny :)
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