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The stunning desert-scape visible from the Green River Overlook in Canyonlands National Park
4 Dead Horse Point sight of the Colorado River far E John Wesley Powell River
State Park below. The Park also features History Museum
1765 E. Main St. Tel (435) 564- 3427.
several short hiking trails that
Road map C1. n State Route 313 follow the cliff edge, offering Open Apr–Oct: 9am–7pm Mon–Sat,
(435) 259-2614. Open 6am–10pm variations on the truly amazing noon–5pm Sun; Nov–Mar: 9am–5pm
daily. Visitor center Open Apr–Oct: view. The drama of this place Tue–Sat. Closed public hols. & 8
8am–6pm daily; Nov–Mar: 8am–5pm has not been lost on Hollywood ∑ johnwesleypowell.com
daily. & 7 ∑ stateparks.utah.gov (see pp34–5). Famous as the spot
where Thelma and Louise drove
The high mesa of Dead Horse off the edge in the 1991 film of
Point lies just outside the entry the same name, in 2000 these
to the Island in the Sky of cliffs were scaled by Tom Cruise
Canyonlands National Park. in Mission Impossible: 2.
Unforgettable views of the
Colorado River and the maze of
deep canyons are a highpoint 5 Green River
here. Legend has it that this park Road map C1. * 1,000. n 885
owes its name to the fact that it E. Main St (435) 564-3427.
was once used as a natural corral Open Apr–Oct: 8am–7pm;
for wild mustangs. A group of Nov–Mar: 9am–5pm daily.
horses not chosen for taming Eroded rock formations of Goblin Valley
were once left in this dry site, Located in a broad, bowl- State Park
eventually dying of thirst within shaped valley, the town grew
around a ford of the wild Green 6 Goblin Valley
River in the 19th and early 20th State Park
centuries. Primarily a service
town, it is also a launching Road map C1. Tel (435) 275-4584.
spot for those braving the Open 6am–10pm daily. & 
whitewater of the Green ∑ stateparks.utah.gov
and Colorado Rivers.
John Wesley Powell (see p29) The “Goblins” of Goblin Valley
began his intrepid exploration State Park are a group of
of the Colorado River and mushroom-shaped rocks, or
Grand Canyon from here in hoodoos, intricately carved by
1871. The John Wesley Powell erosion. Visitors are free to wander
River History Museum has among these rocks, which are
20,000 sq ft (1,860 sq m) of up to 10 ft (3 m) in height. Two
Dramatic cliffs as seen from Dead Horse displays tracing the history paved and several unpaved trails
Point State Park of the area’s exploration. lead down to the valley floor.
The great red dome of the Golden Cathedral, Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument

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