Our last day in Canyonlands! After the long drive yesterday, we slept in today and enjoyed a little extra rest. Then we headed out to conquer more canyons! We drove down Longs Canyon off the Dead Horse Point Road. It was a great, short drive down a tight, sandstone cliff canyon. Drove into Moab for gas and pizza. Then drove the Shaefer road back into Canyonlands Island in the Sky. Great views of Dead Horse Point and the Colorado River. Then a nice, steep climb back up the canyon face.
After coming back to the park, we met a Japanese couple who had just arrived in the park. They came over to our coach, brought Japanese mushroom tea/soup, and we visited. Very interesting to meet people from Tokyo. He spoke fair English; she spoke about as much English as we spoke Japanese. They loved the open spaces and slower pace of America. Shinitsu and Kinuyo Araki
Picture 1: Dead Horse Point State Park as seen from the White Rim road; picture 2: Canyon wall exit from White Rim road; picture 3: Colorado river from Shafer road directly below Dead Horse Point; picture 4: boulder that has fallen across the trail in Longs Canyon (we have just passed through but it hasn't just fallen),
I'm proud of you for trying the mushroom soup. I bet you had an interesting conversation.
ReplyDeleteI can't get over statements like "nice, steep climb up the canyon face." Really?? I never knew my parents were such daredevils!