Heits on the Road: First two of five

We are here in Moab, UT and within 30 miles of two amazing National Parks, Canyonlands and The Arches. Utah has 11 National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites and five of the parks in the South are called The Mighty Five. (Canyonlands, Arches, Capital Reef, Bryce Canyon and Zion). Over the last few days, we visited Canyonlands and The Arches.

Canyonlands is called, "A Wilderness of Rock". The rock was cut into flat layers of sedentary rock that resulted in hundreds of canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches and spires. There are two major canyons carved by the Green and Colorado Rivers. There are three separate areas separated by miles. Island in the Sky, The Maze and The Needles. Only Island in the Sky is really accessible by two wheel drive car. So, that's where we went. Lots of different view points of canyons.

Guess who the person is taking the picture of me at Grandview Overlook?

Candlestick Tower.

Orange Cliff overlook.
And then, a climb to the top of Upheaval Dome.

To see this.....

The prevailing theory is that it was created by a giant meteor thousands of years ago.
Then on the way out....

Navajo Cliffs

Yesterday, we spent hours at Arches National Park. Calling it amazing is an understatement. It is absolutely unworldly.

The photos speak for themselves.