Gnarled

2009 Canyonlands Trip - The Needles

Folder: Travel Stuff
Squaw Flats and Big Water Canyon, then back to Denver through a Mars-like dust storm -- complete with rolling tumbleweeds.
Wall and Clouds

Wall and Clouds

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Wall and Clouds

Wall and Clouds

22 Mar 2009 100
I took a lot of photos of this particular area, since it was picturesque to start with and had really interesting lighting that kept changing with the movement of the clouds.
Through the Crust

Through the Crust

22 Mar 2009 111
The path back to the car, surrounded by bacterial soil crusts, sage, and stunted shrubs. One very nice thing about this hike was, even at about seven miles round trip, we were out in around four hours (including a long stop for lunch) thanks to the path being largely level. The only up and down was over the saddle between the two canyons.
Wall and Mushrooms

Wall and Mushrooms

22 Mar 2009 111
The Wall

The Wall

22 Mar 2009 113
Mesa and Shrubs

Mesa and Shrubs

22 Mar 2009 105
Claws

Claws

22 Mar 2009 143
A pair of dead trees reaching up like claws, and in the background a rock formation we both decided looked like an Egyptian falcon statue.
The Wall

The Wall

22 Mar 2009 127
Needles

Needles

22 Mar 2009 114
The main body of Needles, where we hiked last year.
Mesa

Mesa

22 Mar 2009 120
Looks vaguely like a surfaced submarine.
Wastelands

Wastelands

22 Mar 2009 97
Mesa and Wall

Mesa and Wall

22 Mar 2009 110
Six-Shooter

Six-Shooter

22 Mar 2009 111
One of the two buttes by that name. I think it might be North Six Shooter.
Six-Shooter

Six-Shooter

22 Mar 2009 116
From the truck while driving out of the park
Six-Shooter

Six-Shooter

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Six Shooter

Six Shooter

22 Mar 2009 126
I probably took fifty shots of just this feature, and this is one of the few that turned out reasonably well. Had the same problem last year, but didn't get anything good.
Six-Shooter

Six-Shooter

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