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Desert Meander of the Colorado River – Moab, Utah

Desert Meander of the Colorado River - Moab, Utah

A view of a meander in the Colorado River east of Moab, near Red Cliff Lodge. Parriott Mesa and the Castle Valley can be seen in the distance. Parriot Mesa is named after Dale M. Parriott, who was a Moab settler, and owned a ranch house in Castle Valley. Moab is located in Utah’s red rock country, part of the Colorado Plateau region and gateway to Arches National Park, and Canyonlands.

Little Grand Canyon Sunset – Wedge Overlook – Utah

Little Grand Canyon Sunset - Wedge Overlook - Utah

A view of the Little Grand Canyon in the San Rafael Swell in central Utah, from the Wedge Overlook at sunset.  The Swell is a beautiful area south of Price that offers an abundance of interesting rock formations, desert wild life, and the historic petroglyphs of the Fremont, and other Native American tribes.  It offers a preview of what awaits visitors further south in the magnificent canyon country of the Colorado Plateau.