Visit in March 2016 to see Canyonlands and Arches National Park. I flew into SLC and rented a full sized SUV to take me down to Moab. However, Trapt was playing in Salt Lake City that night, so I stayed in Provo. After a short slumber, I woke up and drove down to Moab, and drove right to Canyonlands first.
Canyonlands was amazing. The views are great, especially down at the Grand View Point. I took potash road back to the city of Moab and checked into my hotel. I was tired as could be and fell asleep stupid early, waking up around 3am. Might as well shower and head out to photograph some night sky as well as get sunrise photos. I was obsessed with my previous day drive, and wanted to get it in better light, so down potash road I went. I got some great night exposures with my new full frame Canon 6D and 14mm lens.
I went to the Dead Horse Point as well. Such a spectacular view of the Colorado River below. I headed over to Arches National Park and spent some of the morning and afternoon in that beautiful park. I didn’t have time to see much, but I did it all before catching an 8 pm flight in SLC.
Photos
I-70 exit for Moab
Canyonlands National Park signCanyonlands National Park
Shafer Canyon RoadCanyonlands National Park
Shafer Canyon OverlookCanyonlands National Park
Overlooking Shafer CanyonCanyonlands National Park
Snow Covered Mountains in the distanceCanyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Holman Spring BasinCanyonlands National Park
From Grand View PointCanyonlands National Park
Panoramic shot from Grand ViewpointCanyonlands National Park
Wide Angle from Grand View PointCanyonlands National Park
Beginnning of Shafer Trail RoadCanyonlands National Park
That road below is where I'm driving to!Canyonlands National Park
Colorado River BendCanyonlands National Park
Colorado River OverlookPotash Road, Canyonlands National Park
Potash Road SignMoab, UT
Along the Potash RoadMoab, UT
Potash Road
Jughandle ArchJughandle Arch in Moab, UT
Colorado RiverMoab, UT
Delicate ArchArches National Park
Arches National ParkArches National Park
Arches Scenic DriveArches National Park
Mule DeerArches National Park
Black Tailed JackrabbitArches National Park
Balanced RockArches National Park
Gold Bar CanyonThe Colorado River on a peaceful spring night in Moab, UT
Long CanyonMoab, UT
Jughandle Arch at nightMoab, UT
Long Canyon at NightLong Canyon near the entrance to potash road in Moab, UT
Colorado River Boat LaunchPotash Boat Ramp
Colorado River and Potash RoadOn potash road in Canyonlands National Park at sunrise back in 2016. I miss going to National Parks
Moon over the ColoradoCanyonlands National Park
Morning pictures of the Colorado RiverCanyonlands National Park
Colorado RiverCanyonlands National Park
Colorado RiverCanyonlands National Park
Sunrise over CanyonlandsCanyonlands National Park
Potash SunriseCanyonlands National Park
Panorama from Potash RoadCanyonlands National Park
Rise and ShineCanyonlands National Park
Shafer Canyon WallsCanyonlands National Park
Potash RoadCanyonlands National Park
CanyonlandsCanyonlands National Park
Moon over Shafer CanyonCanyonlands National Park
Shafer Canyon RoadCanyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park from Shafer Trail RoadCanyonlands National Park
Good Morning CanyonlandsCanyonlands National Park
Shafer Canyon SunriseSunrise over Canyonlands National Park, Moab Utah
Sun rises over CanyonlandsTaken from Shafer Canyon
Many Canyon WallsCanyonlands National Park
Dead Horse PointOverlooking the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park
From Dead Horse Point State Park
Park AvenueArches National Park
Park AvenueArches National Park
You can hike through here, I did notArches National Park
Park AvenueArches National Park
Courthouse TowerArches National Park
The Three GossipsArches National Park
Courthouse Tower
Garden of Eden with Utah mountain backdropArches National Park
Ben Holcomb is a Storm Chaser and IT Professional (in that order) that lives in Norman, Oklahoma. Ben works for an IT managed service provider as a Linux Engineer. He has observed over 200 tornadoes since 2007 and has appeared on most national and some international television news networks. Ben loves to travel and has been to all 50 states as well as 19 countries.
