This part of Canyonlands is the northern part accessible from Moab, not connected by any roads to the southern part called "Needles" area. I much prefer this one, since it's fantastic scenery. And it's very diverse, since the road to the main part of the park was mostly rolling hills with greenery on them.
As the name implies, there are canyons everywhere, canyons right in the middle of a flat plains area.
There is also a crater, shown below. There are different theories of how this was created long ago, but nothing definitive.
As I was walking toward one of the overlooks, a man with a British accent commented to me, "I can't get it all in the camera." I have always felt the same way. Photos don't show how massive this area is, we're only taking one tiny slice of a landscape to put on a computer. There are more photos below, and I made a short video of the scenery here in this park, click this link to see it.... https://youtu.be/Y0_42c01isk
Canyonlands is accessible from the southeast or from the north, many miles away. The park encompasses over 500 square miles of land, a large part of it is inaccessible. The Colorado River meanders through the eastern portion, although not visible from most of the improved portions of the park.
These rocks are sandstone and look as if they had been sculpted.
The area I visited consisted mostly of huge rock formations - again, think the size of big buildings - although off in the distance, through the haze, I could see large colorful mesas. I will be visiting the larger, northern portion of the park when I move further north. I'm looking forward to that, since it's a larger accessible area, and there is more to explore. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the view.
