On June 10th, I decided to travel to Canyonlands National Park after spending several days hiking and photographing Arches National Park. It was very hot in this area as well with temperatures near 100°F. That's not the greatest hiking weather to say the least, but I managed nonetheless to stay productive and hydrated during the day. After photographing this park most of the morning I headed back to Moab, UT during the late-afternoon to unpack once again at a Super 8 and enjoy some air-conditioning. I've added several photos I shot of yet another national park below:
The entrance to this national park to mark the beginning of a hot summer day of hiking!
"Highway to Canyonlands"
Mesa Arch, one of the most photographed locations in the park!
What a view!
Utah, has some amazing canyons and arches!
Desert climate = cacti
Canyons and amazing formations all around!
Another great view!
Another arch along U.S. 191
A cacti in-bloom!
Up-slope convection looking east toward the Rocky Mountains
I love this landscape shot!
Cool formations here!
More amazing landscapes!
"Ancient drawings"
Another entrance to the park...
Another amazing view!
Cave Spring
It's insane the abrupt changes in elevation out west!
A little rocky!
Newspaper Rock containing ancient petroglyphs
"A deserted landscape"
Petroglyphs!
Another shot at Cave Spring...
More ancient symbols!
One of over 2,000 sandstone arches in Utah!
These petroglyphs were quite photogenic!
"I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this"
Amazing to observe!
A neat landscape with this arch!
"Ancient art"
Trail marker!
Awesome stuff!
"Window to the sky"
Enjoying some shade on a 100°F+ afternoon!
This was also a superb national park to visit as well. Utah, has so many national parks that I still hope to visit someday. This is another great state to visit if you are interested in hiking and awesome landscapes! Just be sure you can tolerate the summer heat in this area though. I would later visit Carhenge in Nebraska on June 12th and I'll update with a post from that day of photography in an upcoming post.
