Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park has three main regions: The Needles, Island in the Sky, and The Maze. These Regions are seperated by the Green and Colorado rivers. When my family visited this park we spent time in two of these regions: The Needles, and Island in the Sky.
In Needles, we did two hikes, each a little over half a mile. The first hike was on Cave Spring Trail. This trail gets its name from a small spring set under a cave like ledge that makes up a portion of the trail. On the rock wall behind the spring are several Indian paintings.
The second hike was on Pothole Point Trail. One of my favorite hikes of the trip, Pothole Point Trail is mostly slickrock with many “potholes”, small holes in the rock formed by water. After a gentile incline , this trail has a spectacular view of both The Needles, towering, graceful spires of rock ,and, in the distance, The Rocky Mountains.
At Island in the Sky, we hiked on Mesa Arch Trail. A short, easy hike to an iconic, beautiful arch through which you can see a view of the mountains. we had a picnic lunch at Upheaval Dome, another beautiful location.
-EGL
