Canyonlands National Park: Green River Overlook

So, we arrived at the Green River Overlook for one last peek at the amazing canyons below.  However, the sun was getting low and the view was to the southwest, so the light conditions weren't that conducive to photos, at least not at my skill level.  The parking lot was lovely though:

Here's the canyon, I did try:

We headed back down the road towards Moab.  Got a few interesting sunset photos along the road:

Canyonlands National Park: Grand View Point

OK, I just remembered I had a blog.  Back to Utah.  These pics are from Dec. 6, 2017.  We drove to Grand View Point in the afternoon, and hiked the trail there that follows the rim of the canyon.

Ed confirms that the view lives up to its name:

Like the Grand Canyon, there are canyons within canyons:

We hiked west on what turned into a peninsula, and we could see other mesas to the north:

The end of the day was approaching, so we drove off to try to squeeze in one more spectacular view before it got dark ...