Canyonlands and Arches National Parks

Taken in the area of Arches National Park known as the Garden of Eden.

Taken in the Windows Section of Arches National Park, while hiking to Turret Arch.

When in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park last spring, we hiked the Lost Canyon trail, a marvelous trek trough canyons, over and around these strange formations and through endless beautiful scenery.

Last spring we were in Utah with our oldest daughter and visited Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. In the Needles District of Canyonlands we did an all-day hike through the area of Lost Canyon. We hiked a total of about ten miles through canyons, up and over ridges, and around formations such as this. It was, we all agreed, the best hike we had done in the park.

Taken from Murphy Point in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park, the formation in the distance is Candlestick Tower and the white-rimmed canyon that through which the Green River Runs.

I believe this formation is known as the Turk's Head. It was photographed from Murphy Point in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park.