We spent the second-half of yesterday being blown away by the amazing Canyonlands National Park. One of the locals thinks it is America's best kept secret, with views- she believes- are more spectacular than the Grand Canyon. Coming from the same canyon system as the Grand Canyon and therefore resulting from the magnificent Colorado River, Canyonlands National Park lies just West of Arches. We hadn't been told too much of what we would find in the park, but I think that lead to a more breath taking experience. So as of today, it is Chandler and My favorite place yet!
To insure a spot at the campground (we traveled about 30 miles into the park to get there!) we went ahead and set up camp at spot number 2 of 12. It was conveniently located right near Green River View- where we later were able to watch the sunset. After claiming our spot at the campground, we went out to Grand View and hiked the Rim trail. We were captivated by the vastness of the canyons. we walked down the rim to get a better look of the vastness of the area. As we reached the tip we could see a storm heading our way. We quickly ran/hiked back to the car and arrived at our spot just in time to sit in the back of the truck and watch the flurries fall :)
After an hour or so of flurries, we ran down to Green River View and watch the sunset and also watched the paparazzi gather to photograph it... The weather grew much colder after the sunset, so all we could think about was cooking a hot meal and cozy-ing up in the back of the truck to read and watch the stars come out, which is what we did in good time :)
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