On Friday, the family split up. We wanted the kids to have a little more adventure than could be had from the car and short hikes that we were able to do in this heat so Andy took them for their first river rafting experience (more about this later). Molly and I had the morning free to do whatever we (read "I") wanted. I had considered shopping but to be honest, the shopping in Teluride is much cuter so we decided to drive the additional 45 minutes to Dead Horse State Park which adjoins Canyonlands. The park gets its name from some wild mustangs that were allegedly left in the canyon to die but don't worry, there were no dead horses there today. Just beautiful canyon scenery. Molly, of course, was not that interested in the scenery but she was a good sport and allowed me to stop many many times to taking in the views. In turn, I allowed her to push buttons at the visitor center as long as she wanted ... Here are some pictures from our drive and morning.
On the drive, two formations named after the USS Monitor and Merimack
We drove down a dirt road to get a closer look at this wall of rock - who says the minivan can't 4WD
Our first view of the park
View towards dead horse point
View from dead horse point - could this really be on the same planet as home?
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