Natural Bridges NM, Glen Canyon NRA, and Goblin Valley SP
Such a busy day. I am beat tired. But here’s some photos from today… Sorry I’m too exhausted to provide more of an explanation. But today we went from Blanding, UT to Natural Bridges Monument. Then we drove west toward Goblin Valley State Park. The road, 95 North, is a wonderful scenic byway and is my favorite drive on the trip so far. It went through Glen Canyon National Recreational Area, which is gorgeous. Canyons in red rocks is totally my style. So we made a bunch of stops. And then we made it to the Goblins around 4 or 4:30pm. You could hike amongst the goblins, which was a total blast. And then we headed to our hotel in Torrey, UT. In the process, we went through Capitol Reef National Park but the sun was setting and I didn’t get any good pictures because the lighting was poor. If only we had passed through a half hour earlier or so. Oh well. Our hotel has a balcony that faces the beautiful red rock.
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Sipapu Bridge seen from Bridge Overlook
“Overlook” of Sipapu that you can hike to.
Sipapu seen from overlook. Sipapu was in the early stage of erosion. Notice how the bridge is thicker.
Can you see the bridge?
Beginning of trail to Sipapu Bridge.
Kachina Bridge as seen from the overlook. Middle stage of bridge development.
Owachomo Bridge. Later stage of bridge development. Notice how thin the bridge is.
Beautiful scenic highway, 95 North.
Wonderful view of colored river.
View from first bridge that we crossed as we headed northwest.
Beautiful overlook near road that led to boat launching at Lake Powell.
Gotta love red rocks.
Road leading to the city of Hite.
Lovely bridge crossing the Colorado River.
Colorado River.
Colorado River.
Such a gorgeous road.
Bridge crossing.
Bridge as seen from the other side.
Colorado River.
Dirty Devil River as seen from Dirty Devil campground.
Dirty Devil River. More silt had dropped out, giving it a less red appearance.
Goblin Valley State Park. This is at the beginning of the stairs that lead down to the goblins.
One of my self portraits of the day.
You were free to hike amongst the goblins. No trails. It was a blast.