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Canyonlands is Another Planet - Pt 3

Thursday, May 12th – Moab, Utah – Day 91 

Our day was shortening already, our next hike, the Grand View Overlook was closed due to a search and rescue operation. Apparently, falls and accidents happen quite a bit at National Parks; Gen looked up the top ten most dangerous parks and Canyonlands wasn’t there (it was number 12). 

We got a recommendation to hike the White Rim Overlook trail, a 0.9-mile easy hike. The kids were running out of energy. They made it most of the way and then decided to stop to climb a rock. Gen and I continued the short distance to the canyon edge to see the sights. Canyon after canyon after canyon was what we saw. We stopped to sit and marvel at the scenery as the shadows started to lengthen. 


 On our drive back, we saw the sun set and we stopped at the visitor centre one more time to see the view from just across the road. I couldn’t get enough canyons; I was in love with the park and wanted to see one more view. 


After it was done, we drove back to the campsite. We decided to take advantage of the random pile of wood that someone had left in our campsite/dirt area. We built a fire and the kids roasted marshmellows. Once the kids were in bed, Gen and I stayed up staring at the flames until they died out. It was a busy two days near Moab but it was spectacular.

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  1. Veta G.May 19, 2022 at 4:54 AM

    Wow! It is great that you guys are having such a great time. Life time Memories!

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