Approaching Mitten Park
From Echo Park a social trail leads up to the base of the cliffs and then winds along several benches going downstream to Mitten Park, which takes its name from Mitten Fault. The fault crosses Green River just beyond the beach--it is visible in this photo as sedimentary rocks pointed to the sky, rather than horizontally, as they are in the background. The shifts from horizontal to vertical and then back again are abrupt--spectacular.
From the confluence of the Yampa and the Green in Echo Park, to Mitten Park, the river is placid and inviting. Shortly after the water goes around the bend in this photo, the water enters whirlpool canyon, which rafters have referred to as a thrill.
Dinosaur National Monument, on the Colorado side. Mitten Fault is about 2.5 miles upriver of the Utah/Colorado line.
Approaching Mitten Park
From Echo Park a social trail leads up to the base of the cliffs and then winds along several benches going downstream to Mitten Park, which takes its name from Mitten Fault. The fault crosses Green River just beyond the beach--it is visible in this photo as sedimentary rocks pointed to the sky, rather than horizontally, as they are in the background. The shifts from horizontal to vertical and then back again are abrupt--spectacular.
From the confluence of the Yampa and the Green in Echo Park, to Mitten Park, the river is placid and inviting. Shortly after the water goes around the bend in this photo, the water enters whirlpool canyon, which rafters have referred to as a thrill.
Dinosaur National Monument, on the Colorado side. Mitten Fault is about 2.5 miles upriver of the Utah/Colorado line.