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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Chesler Park Loop - Canyonlands Needles

 Chesler Park Loop trail at Canyonlands Needles. Eleven miles of changing views. Mushroom rocks, sandstone spires, caves, and long slots through the rock to walk on. Lots of fast moving small lizards cruising around. There are some nice backpacking camp sites in this area. Sunny and about 50-60. Perfect.






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Cave Springs:






Petroglyphs - Canyonlands Needles

 We stopped at Newspaper Rock on the way to Canyonlands Needles. This is before the NP in Bears Ears NM. There is a lot on this panel. I took a number of pictures so I could spend some time viewing it later. We went on a road that took us up into the Abajo mountains to get to the park access road. Interesting route with views and snows. Lots of small deer however near and on the road to look out for.