Moab, Utah 2021 Gallery

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Neil

Images from our recent trip to Moab, featuring Arches National Park, the Island In The Sky and Needles districts of Canyonlands National Park, and Fisher towers. Red rock is heavily featured and the LaSal mountains play a prominent supporting role as the backdrop to the entire region. Click to full size slideshow for captions.

Fisher Towers and the La Sal Mountains viewed from the Utah 128 scenic byway.
Corona Arch approaching Sunset.
Full moon rising over Corona Arch, perfect timing.
At 290 feet, Landscape Arch is the widest span in Arches National Park.
Formations of Devil's Garden with the La Sal Mountains. We did a 7-mile loop hike to the back of Devil's Garden via the Devil's Garden & Primitive Loop trails.
Overlooking Fin Canyon from the Devil's Garden Trail on the way to Double O Arch.
Double O Arch to the right and Dark Angel standing to the far left.
Looking toward the Klondike Bluffs area from Dark Angel (heading there soon).
Private Arch is in the middle of Devil's Garden but was only discovered around 1980.
The "primitive loop" trail passes through giant sandstone fins on the way back to the parking area.
The Marching Men in the Klondike Bluffs area. Accessible via an 8-mile drive down a dirt road and a 1.5 mile hike to Tower Arch
Looking out from behind Tower Arch, one of the largest in the park.
The tower behind the arch that gives it its name.
Layers and layers of scenery in Arches.
This is a unique view of the famous Delicate Arch from a distance. It appears as the thin fin of rock just left of center here.
Canyonlands National Park, Island in the Sky section. We hiked 8 miles out and back on the Lathrop Trail.
The first 1.5 miles of the Lathrop Trail are flat grasslands, but then you see the edge in the distance...
The rest of the trail clings to the edge of a 1,200 ft bluff and then descends all the way to the White Rim Road.
Peeking between a bluff and Airport Tower on the way down.
The Needles District of Canyonlands is visible in the distance here (close up views coming up in the gallery).
The canyons are never ending. Colorado River at the center.
More sweeping panoramas from the Lathrop Trail.
Monument Basin viewed from Grand View Point. Island In The Sky District, Canyonlands.
Looking through Mesa Arch toward Washerwoman Arch and Airport Tower.
Viewing the Castle Valley from the La Sal Mountains Scenic Loop drive, a 60-mile route from desert floor to mountain forests.
Dinosaur Tracks at the Bull Canyon Overlook in the La Sal Mountains.
The beginning of the hike at Fisher Towers, a 5-mile out-and-back.
Fisher Towers, just Northeast of Moab.
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From the end of the Fisher Towers Trail looking at the Colorado River valley.
Hiking around the base of Fisher Towers, Castleton tower in the distance.
The Needles District of Canyonlands. We did a 15 mile hike to Chesler Park and Druid Arch.
On the way to Chesler Park near Elephant Hill.
The Joint Trail follows this cavern and then a narrow crack for a quarter mile or more.
Chesler Park is ringed by the red and white striped towers that give the Needles district its name.
Between Chesler Park and Elephant Canyon, some of the most impressive terrain on the hike.
Druid Arch. The arch itself is 150 feet tall and the peak is 400 feet above the canyon floor.
Looking down Elephant Canyon from the foot of Druid Arch.
Grand View Point (R) and Junction Butte (L) at the tip of Island In The Sky viewed from the Needles.
Layers and layers of rock from the Needles district.
Approaching the end of the Delicate Arch trail. This is one of the best hike reveals ever because the arch is hiding just around the corner to the right.
Delicate arch with the first rays of sunrise hitting the La Sal mountains behind.
Delicate Arch viewed from the lower viewpoint. Notice the large crowd gathering already.
Double Arch, one of our favorite spots in the park.
Standing inside the smaller opening of Double Arch.
Turret Arch
The Windows section of Arches viewed from the Balanced Rock area.
National Parks Signs
Fanciest dinner of the trip at Desert Bistro. Bison empanadas and Beef Tenderloin.
Last dinner in Moab at Sunset Grill / NPS Stamps collected

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