a few photos from hiking around Moab

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As I mentioned in my Canyonlands Half race report, Britt and I went out with another couple and rented a VRBO; while Chuck and I ran the race, Britt and Anita went hiking in the Canyonlands National Park's Island in the Sky district. Then on Sunday, the day after the race, we did a scenic drive, taking Sand Flats road from highway 191 south of Moab up into the La Sal mountains, then turning north to return to highway 128 (the road along the Colorado River we raced on) via Castle Valley. Along the way we did some short hikes, and then a longer one at the Fisher Towers, which is a popular rock climbing area. (The towers are impressive but the rock itself doesn't inspire confidence!) On Monday, we left early-ish and drove down to the Canyonlands National Park's Needles District to hike there, and visit Newspaper Rock (a rock with a lot of pre-Puebloan pictographs) before heading home.

A small photo album (14 photos) at Flickr, with captions.

(If nothing else you should look at the Hamburger Rocks photo - they really do look like hamburgers!)