Dead Horse Point State Park, Moab, Utah


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September 25th 2018
Published: September 25th 2018
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This old state park got its name from an old ranching incident. A rancher fenced off what now is the state park for his horses. All his horses perished from lack of water; while they could look down the steep cliffs to the Colorado River. I crossed the Colorado River on US Hwy 191 and passed the facility built on a very bad superfund site. Arches had a line of cars waiting an hour or two to get i... Read Full Entry



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first view area

Colorado River
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Colorado River lower left is Potash Road to Moab middle right is Shafer trail up Shafer Canyon to Canyonlands NP
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first view area through driving trail on far side

other side of unseen Colorado River is through 4X4 driving trail up from river
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old man with a view

ROT patch on left arm is for the Republic of Texas
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first viewing area

potash evaporating ponds under La Sal Mts
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main view cage

Colorado River
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Colorado River
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main viewing area

Colorado River
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Colorado River



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