Dead Horse Point State Park - May 17, 2010

Dead Horse Point SP - (12), originally uploaded by kimberzy.

I visited Dead Horse Point State Park on May 17, 2010. The park is on the way to Canyonlands' Island In The Sky District, so of course I had to stop by and check it out. Of course, the skies had started to cloud up by the afternoon, so the few phots I took were not all that great. Still, the views from the overlook were amazing! 2,000 feet below, lies the Colorado River, which is the force that carved out these canyons. It looked like a smaller version of The Grand Canyon.

The park was named Dead Horse Point after an old story detailing about how a group of unwanted Mustangs was left corralled on the mesa top and ultimately died of thirst. Whether this story is true or not is unknown.

Links to Check Out:
Utah.com: Dead Horse Point State Park
State Parks- Utah: Dead Horse Point State Park
My Flickr Photo Album: Dead Horse Point State Park