The
road between Capitol Reef and Moab (home to Arches NP, Canyonland NP, and Dead
Horse Point SP) is scenic, fun, educational, and a bit weird. For the scenic
part, here are some pictures along the way.
For
the fun part, Goblin Valley State Park is great place to wander.
I love that this was the setting for the movie “Galaxy Quest” where the stone
monsters came to life.
Picture from the movie &
internet.
There
are no real trails here. You just wander among the rocks.
And
name formations if you can. I think this is a submarine sandwich along with
some hamburgers.
Sadly,
this is also where several Boy Scout leaders destroyed a rock formation and put
it on YouTube. Their excuse was it was dangerous and about to fall over (in the
next 1000 years or so).
Nearby
was a trail called Little Wild Horse Canyon. This is slot canyon hiking at its
best! The full hike is an 8-mile loop. We just traveled in 40 minutes and
returned back the same way. Very fun!
Some
climbing is involved.
The
slot canyon gets very narrow at times.
We
loved the swirls in the rock.
For
the educational, we stopped at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum.
Lots of good information on Powell (who did a 3-month trip down Green River and
Colorado River including the Grand Canyon in 1869) and the river.
Plus
the museum had dinosaurs!
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