Saturday, September 20, 2008

Dead Horse Point

We talked to several friends about our planned stay in Moab, Utah; several advised a must see--Dead Horse Point State Park. Initially our thoughts were, "We hope they've disposed of the horse!" But it was nearby, so we went.

The park is situated near Canyonlands National Park; the view into the canyon of the Colorado River was worth the visit.

The brown ribbon at the left is the Colorado. There were a surprising number of folks visiting the park. The visitor center was crowded and hiking paths and roadways were obviously popular as well. Juniper was everywhere. I'd heard juniper berries were used in the production of gin. You can see the wheels turning here as Herb calculated just how many berries it might take.

So having seen this preview of Canyonlands, we moved on to the national park. But that's another story.

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