Ted's Hiking World Island in the Sky
Canyonlands National Park, Utah

April 24, 2021

On Day #5 of the Utah Excursion with seven friends, they are visiting the Canyonlands high-country for the first time.  Of course, the first stop is the obligatory short trail over to the area's best-known attraction.

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Mesa Arch

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Photographers jockey for position here early every morning, for the anticipated sunrise spectacular

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Triangles

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At the end of the road is a two-mile out-and-back along the canyon rim.

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Grandview Point

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Activity on the White Rim Route

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The thick haze is not conducive to good photographs

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Green River

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Northwest Indian Paintbrush

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§: Well, the cliff-side stroll was very pleasant; but the scenery remains basically unchanged until the end.

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