Island in the Sky, part of Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
The Green River, a main tributary to the mighty Colorado River, can ben seen snaking through the plateau, continuing to carve this extraordinary landscape we see before us.
It was perhaps the most alien looking landscape I had ever seen. One of the park rangers explained to us that, we can see millions of years of geological history, in this single National Park.
The distinct layers you see in the rocky plateau signify various time periods in Earth’s geological history. And by exploring the layers in order, it essentially enables us to travel through time!
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Spectacular! Have you been to the grand canyon? I loved how we could get an insight into what rocks were actually the surface in different geological eras. Love your photograph!
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Thank you Sukanya.
I have been to the Grand Canyon, it is in fact the subject of my previous post 🙂 , take a look if you have time
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I definitely will!
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The Colorado river but also the uranium mining 😀
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Oh yeah, before they gave up due to the lack of uranium haha
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Beautiful!
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Thanks Karen. Have you guys been here before?
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My boyfriend has. We went to Canyonlands, but only the Needles district unfortunately. Have to get back there for this view!
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We didn’t get to go to the Needles district, there were too many places to visit near Moab, we had to make concessions. But Island in the Sky seemed to have been a good choice!
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Definitely!
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Wow! What a showstopping scene!I have never seen anything like it. It is a great privilege to see it, but an even greater one to have been there. Amazing!
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It was absolutely alien looking landscape, we were just as mesmerised when we first saw it. So much to take in.
Utah is a truly amazing place!
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Amazing! Love the colours!
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Thanks. This place is quite a bit smaller than the Grand Canyon, but for me, it was far more memorable. Have you visited any of the National Parks in the US?
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Not in the lower 48s, but we’ve been to Denali in Alaska. That was truly amazing. And the Church National Forest in Alaska was also spectacular!
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Ah I’ve just bought a book about Alaska, hoping to visit there in the next couple of years. We love the cold and we love the bears, Alaska sounds like a dream! Haha
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Sounds like the perfect place for you then! You should find a lot of both 🙂
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Stunning horizon…
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It is still one of the strangest, most eerie landscape I have seen. I have the feeling that America is full of places like this waiting to be explored
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Ah true… The US have such a wide array of landscapes and climates, simply amazing, they’re a lucky bunch! I have yet to explore these many wild places.
I really like your photo 🙂
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On the one hand I think America should advertise itself with these incredible wild places rather than its dubious pop culture, but on the other hand, the selfish part of me, kind of want them to keep it a secret, so that it will remain pristine… 😛
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Ahah, agreed, I also like to be all alone when I go to the bush. But I think they already do it a lot through hollywood movies in particular, in magazines, on social networks like Twitter, etc… Some parks must be overloaded with visitors in the summer. Did you go there during the summer?
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Definitely, Grand Canyon is the perfect example of the result of over-promotion. I’ve made a somewhat grumpy post about it earlier on :P, had a good rant haha.
The smaller ones are much nicer in my opinion, mainly because they are much quieter, and feel much more approachable
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Absolutely gorgeous. The colors makes the pictures look so alive! Thank you for sharing!
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Hi Lucy, glad you like the photos, make the effort worthwhile 🙂
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