We started the day early and ended late! But, it was well worth it on both ends of the trip. We headed to the north part of Canyonlands this morning, called Islands in the Sky. We went on several short hikes. The thing about this region that is so amazing is that every area seems to be totally different than the next thing. (I'll post pictures when I get them off our camera). We timed it so we would be done by noon and head to our next hotel for a swim and dinner before doing the south part of Canyonlands.
This part of our trip was my favorite so far. We got to the park and there was literally no one there. We saw one couple hiking as we were starting our hike. We saw one other car besides ours in the whole place. It was absolutely surreal. We were in the most amazing wide-open beautiful place and we were the only humans within miles. The temperature had cooled down and was still very warm, but completely comfortable. We timed our hike so we would be there at sunset (8:45) and it was gorgeous although covered by quite a few clouds. The hike (about 2 miles) was so great, perfect temperature, full moon, great views, total solitude and the surreal feeling of the canyon.
The drive home was not quite as fun because it was a long, windy road in the dark. We were almost hit by a deer (he came at us straight on) with a huge set of antlers and hundreds of rabbits almost lost their lives! But, we made it. I haven't looked at the pictures yet, but I'm hoping they can somehow capture the amazing night!
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gostaria de dizer que gostei muito das suas fotos, e das suas ferias, que pena que não falo bem em ingles, então Deus abençoe a sua familia.
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