A while back I made a number of trips to the red rock country around Moab in southeast Utah. It all started out as a one-off trip to check out Arches National Park. The area is actually the north end of the Grand Canyon, somewhat less travelled, but no less spectacular.
From these trips I've curated a small collection of photographs from some pretty amazing locations in the Moab area. The photographs included in this series are shot on digital, it's time for another trip to the red rock country I think, I can see a film project to complement these photographs.
The first instalment in the Moab series is Dead Horse Point which is a Utah state park. According to legend, the park is named because of its use as a natural corral by cowboys in the 19th century, where horses often died of exposure. Dead Horse Point features a dramatic overlook of the Colorado River and Canyonlands National Park. A small piece of trivia, the area around Dead Horse Point was used in the Grand Canyon scene in the finale of the 1991 film Thelma & Louise.
It's a great place to hang out. There are also campgrounds with electricity, tent pads and yurts. Yes yurts, how cool is that? There is also a coffee shop if you run out of supplies. It's about an hour to Moab from Dead Horse Point. It's smokin' hot in the summer, somewhat more comfortable in the spring and fall.
There is a ton of hiking and biking in the park. Dead Horse Point State Park features a 13 km hiking trail along the East and West Rim. There is also a mountain bike trail system with about 30m of loops of single-track trails of varying levels of difficulty.
Here's some shots of Dead Horse Point. Enjoy!
Dean.
