Utah

Dead Horse Point Vistor Center Sunset

The sunsets in the deserts of Utah are vast. Utah carries a stillness in it both during the day and at night, but the transition during dusk seems to be suspended for many moments longer. The moon becomes visible much earlier than the sun sets and the world takes a breath.

Deadhorse Point Milkyway

Imagine walking around in pitch black. There is no moon out so the stars shine bright, but not enough to illuminate the landscape ahead of you. So you see quite the contrast of stars above over a sea of blackness. Beyond this tree there is a steep drop off into the canyon lands stretching for miles and miles. Flowing through this canyon now shrouded in black it the Colorado River. It is interesting how during the day our gaze would be guided downward into the canyon, but during the night it is the sky steals our attention despite the dramatic landscape below our very noses.

Deadhorse Point Vistor Center

The view from the Deadhorse Point visitor center is breath taking. It really sets the stage for the rest of the park in a big way. The contrast of the mountains in the background to the canyons below one can almost see where an ocean might have been in the early years of the Earth.

Deadhorse Spire

This is such a cool rock feature and definitely sets the stage for the visitor center at Deadhorse Point. The Earth's geography has a way of inspiring and peaking our curiosity. Years back it would be hard to imagine the wind helped shape this feature.

Deadhorse Point

Deadhorse Point is reminiscent of the Grand Canyon in a lot of ways. Canyon lands stretching as far as the eye can see. It is amazing to think that wind and water are the main factors of forming of these rock faces. All you can say when you look out over the cliff is WOW.

Colorado River - Utah

The mighty Colorado River winds its way through the canyon lands at Deadhorse Point, Utah. This world we live on truly is an amazing thing. Water is precious here in the desert as you can tell by the contrast of green the river's edge.

Desert Roads

Humans really have made it everywhere. Even in the most remote places you will see signs of people's interaction with the world. Here in the canyonlands we see dirt roads winding through an otherwise uninhabital area if not for the Colorado River being near by.

Living on the Edge

There are plenty of places to live on the edge in the Deadhorse Point wilderness. Cliffs abound and views so breath taking it is worth putting up with the heat!