Canyon Land

Canyonlands National Park located only few miles away from Arch National Park. We did not spent much time in it. We were told if we go down into the Colorado Plateau, we will find colorful sandstone canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches and spires. However, we did not have time to explore it this time. We can only appreciate it from the upper rim. Water and gravity have been the prime architects of this land, carving flat layers of sedimentary rock into the

The Island in the Sky District

Overlooks the canyon country from over two thousand feet above the surrounding terrain.

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Bordered by the Green River on the west, and the Colorado River on the east. Standing on the rim, we can have spectacular views of the canyons and other geological formations.