My 2013 Colorado Plateau Trip Overview
Changde Wu 2015-03-15
My 2013 Colorado Plateau Trip Overview
This turns out really a historic travel note for the 2013 trip of Colorado Plateau of of Movember 2019. This page will beriefly describe the travel itinarary, then showcases some typical photos of each day. I will go deep in some topics in separate articles.
(1) Actual Itinarary
| Date | Itinarary | Place for Night |
|---|---|---|
| 08/21 W | 12：30 PM Arrive Denver CO, Pick up rental car, head to Hanging Lake | Glenwood Springs, CO |
| 08/22 Th | Needle rock, Black canyon of the gunnison(North rim), Devil's Thumb | Grand Junction, CO |
| 08/23 F | Colorado Monument, Utah Rt. 128, Arches National Park | Moab, UT |
| 08/24 Sa |
Dead Horse Point State Park, Canyonlands National Park(Island in the Sky), Canyonlands National Park(The needles) |
Blanding,UT |
| 08/25 Su | Utah Rt. 95, Goblin valley state park, Capitol Reef National Park | Torrey, UT |
| 08/26 M |
Capitol Reef National Park, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Escalante Petrified Forest, Bryce canyon national park |
Bryce canyon NP |
| 08/27 Tu | Bryce canyon national park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Pipe Spring National Monument, Grand Canyon National Park (North Rim) | North Rim |
| 08/28 W |
Grand Canyon National Park (North Rim), Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Revisit Bryce canyon national park(due to clear weather) |
Page, AZ |
| 08/29 Th | Horseshoe Bend, Upper Antelope Canyon, Lake Powell | Page, AZ |
| 08/30 F | Rainbow Bridge National Monument | Sedona, AZ |
| 08/31 Sa | Sedona, Petrified forest national park | Gallup, NM |
| 09/01 Su | El Morro NM, El Malpais NM, Petroglyph NM, Tent Rock NM | Santa Fe, NM |
| 09/02 M | Santa Fe, Capulin Volcano National Monument | Pueblo,CO |
| 09/03 Tu | Garden of the Gods, Leave Denver at 3：40 PM |
(2) Photos of daily highlight
P1 Day 1 site - Hanging Lake
P2 Day 2 site - Needle Rock
P3 Day 2 site - Black canyon of the gunnison(North rim)
P4 Day 2 site - Devil's Thumb
P5 Day 3 site - Colorado National Monument
P6 Day 3 site - Utah Route 128, just outside of the Arches National Park
P7 Day 3 site - Under the Delicate Arch
P8 Day 4 site - Dead Horse Point State Park (Utah)
P9 Day 4 site - Canyonlands National Park(Island in the Sky)
P10 Day 4 site - Canyonlands National Park(The needles)
P11 Day 5 site - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area from Utah Route 95
P12 Day 5 site - Goblin valley state park
P13 Day 5 site - Capitol Reef National Park
P14 Day 6 site - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument along Utah Route 12
P15 Day 6 site - Escalante Petrified Forest
P16 Day 6 site - Kodachrome Basin State Park
P17 Day 7 site - Bryce Canyon National Park
P18 Day 7 site - Cedar Breaks National Monument
P19 Day 7 site - Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park (Utah)
P20 Day 7 site - Pipe Spring National Monument
P21 Day 7 site - Grand Canyon National Park (North Rim)
P22 Day 8 site - Grand Canyon National Park (North Rim)
P23 Day 8 site - Upper Antelope Canyon
P24 Day 8 site - Toadstool Hoodoos
P25 Day 8 site - Lake Powell
P26 Day 9 site - Rainbow Bridge National Monument
P27 Day 10 site - Sedona AZ
P28 Day 10 site - The sunset at Petrified Forest National Park
P29 Day 11 site - El Morro National Monument
P30 Day 11 site - El Malpais National Monument
P31 Day 11 site - Petroglyph National Monument
P32 Day 11 site - Tent Rock National Monument
P33 Day 12 site - Capulin Volcano National Monument
P34 Day 13 site - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO
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