Canyonlands

Canyonlands National Park is only 30 miles from Arches, but it feels like a thousand. It's unbelievable that the landscape can change so dramatically in only 30 miles.

Canyonlands is reputed to be one of Butch Cassidy's Hole in the wall gangs hideouts. Although we have traveled through several towns this week that all hold this distinction. Perhaps he traveled very far.

Unfortunately, these pictures do not do this panorama justice. I just can't get the depth in the pictures. It really is huge, and similar to the Grand Canyon. If you ever saw Thelma and Louise; this was where they drove the 66 Thunderbird off the cliff (yes, I know it was supposed to be the Grand Canyon; but not according to local folk tale).

This park is a 4-wheel drive paradise. I suspect this may be the best way to explore this park since it is huge! There are 3 ways into the park and each way is via a dead end road. To drive to the end of each road would take much more than 1-day. The weather is turning and we are headed south.