"Island in the Sky " a Canyonlands National Park Travel Page by lazyman_1

Canyonlands National Park is comprised of three sections, The Needles, The Maze, and The island in the sky which is the section I visited. This section of the park is not extremely big and if you stick to the paved roads you can budget about a half a day to see the main attractions. There are hiking areas in the park to take advantage of. Unfortunately for me I didn't have too much time to spend at the park so I wasn't able to do any walking but something tells me that i'll be back in Utah sometime. Utah is simply an amazing state!

One of the main attractions is the Mesa Arch. The arch is approximately50-60 feet long and perched on the edge of quite a large canyon. I'm not sure if crawling up ontop is encouraged (probably not) but I couldn't resist. The park ranger was telling me that sunrise is primetime for photographers as the underside of the arch is bathed in a vibrant red glow as the sun rises. Sadly for me, the ranger told me this at about 8am, 2 hours after sunrise.