Canyonlands Overlook
The apparent desolation of this view from the edge of the Island in the sky portion of Canyonlands National Park masks its incredible beauty. The canyon is formed by two rivers, the master canyon cutter Colorado River, and the Green River that ultimately meet and coalesce into the Colorado and proceed to the south to form Lake Powell, the Grand Canyon, and Lake Mead. The area you are looking at is on the eastern edge of the Island in the Sky looking eastward across the canyon. It reveals the three layers of the canyon. The upper level Island in the Sky at roughly 7500ft., the mid level White Cliffs, and the lower level where the Colorado River is still flowing and cutting ever deeper.
Canyonlands Overlook
The apparent desolation of this view from the edge of the Island in the sky portion of Canyonlands National Park masks its incredible beauty. The canyon is formed by two rivers, the master canyon cutter Colorado River, and the Green River that ultimately meet and coalesce into the Colorado and proceed to the south to form Lake Powell, the Grand Canyon, and Lake Mead. The area you are looking at is on the eastern edge of the Island in the Sky looking eastward across the canyon. It reveals the three layers of the canyon. The upper level Island in the Sky at roughly 7500ft., the mid level White Cliffs, and the lower level where the Colorado River is still flowing and cutting ever deeper.