We started our day at Dead Horse State Park where we were blown away by the beautiful views of the canyon and the Colorado River down below. We stopped at several of the viewpoints before making our way to Dead Horse Point. We spent some time walking the path along the canyon rim.
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| A highlight for Jim was seeing this Bighorn Sheep just a short way off the road. |
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The rim pathway at Dead Horse Point
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After exploring Dead Horse State Park, we drove the short few miles to Canyonlands National Park. Our first stop, as always, was the visitor center. We were there during the solar eclipse and the visitor center was passing out eclipse glasses. Even though Utah was not in the path of totality, it was still fun to watch the progression of the eclipse using the glasses.
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| We did the short walk down to Mesa Arch |
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Looking down at Mesa Arch
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In front of Mesa Arch
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More pretty canyon views
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| When we got to the Grand View Point, we decided to do the 2-mile round trip Rim Walk. |
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The Rim Walk Trail
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Watching the eclipse progression
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Back in the truck, we drove northwest through the park to the Upheaval Dome hike.
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Upheaval Dome
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Our next stop was to check out the granaries at Aztec Butte that date back to 1200 AD.
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The granary
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| One of the last views of Canyonlands National Park as we drove back to Moab. |
We drove back to Moab stopping for dinner at an Italian restaurant before heading to our RV Park, The Spanish Trails RV Park.
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