Canyonlands

Two nights backpacking in an amazing land

Upheaval Dome

Murphy Point

Backpacking into Murphy Point but we had to wait for the storm to pass

An hour later it had moved a little north

The north had even more thunder and lightning

Looking south was blue sky

But there were still clouds to the North

Murph Point Geologic marker

We were rewarded with a nice sunset

Sunrise at Murphy Point

When we woke up in the morning we made some tea and went up to a high spot to view the sunrise

View of our tent from our sunrise viewpoint

Looking off the mesa

Old fence

Buck Canyon Overlook

Sterling Jay

Grand View Point Overlook

We hiked out to the end of the Grand View Point Trail

Aztec Butte Granaries

Mesa Arch

Prickly Pear Cactus

Canyonlands National Park

The next day we headed to the Needles District

Heading to our campsite

Lizard

Squaw Canyon Campsite 2

A good lizard gettings some sun

We hiked up the Last Canyon Trail to view the sunset

Hiking back down the wash

Sunset from our campsite

We got up during the night to star gaze

Our campsite at sunrise

View back down the canyon to where our campsite was

We made it back to the top of the canyon ledge

Jess climbing down the other side

Cool rocks

NIce Mesa

Flooding debris

The "Star Trek" rock

Cactus

Almost touching

Traversing the ledge

Sweet lines!

Our final high point before getting back to the car offered some views

Two girls in the lower left passed by while we were snacking and headed into the canyon

Us on the viewpoint

End of the Needles District road

Wooden Shoe Arch

Sixshooter Peak