> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Canyonlands National Park - URL: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/canyonlands-national-park/ - Published: 2013-05-28T19:22:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-01-06T09:44:06.000Z - Description: Canyonlands National Park is pretty awesome. - Author: Ivar Hagendoorn - Tags: Photography I had a bit of bad luck with the weather during my visit to Canyonlands National Park. Then again, being caught in a thunderstorm with lightning striking to the left, to the right and in front of my car is something I won't easily forget. I kept telling myself that a car functions as a Faraday cage as I drove back to Moab. Partly because I stayed one day longer than I'd originally planned I managed to do some great hikes. I'd love to go back one day and drive the Shafer trail. ![Green River Overlook, Canyonlands National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-1.jpg) Green River Overlook, Canyonlands National Park ![Grand View Point Overlook, Canyonlands National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-2.jpg) Grand View Point Overlook, Canyonlands National Park ![Upheaval Dome, Canyonlands National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-3.jpg) The hike towards Upheaval Dome is one of the most beautiful and most popular hikes in the park ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-4.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-5.jpg) Nature is resilient ![A close-up of Upheaval Dome](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-6.jpg) A close-up of Upheaval Dome ![Upheaval Dome, Canyonlands National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-7.jpg) It is currently thought that Upheaval Dome in Canyonlands National Park is an eroded impact crater ![Needles District, Canyonlands National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-9.jpg) The Needles District in Canyonlands National Park ![Canyon wall, Canyonlands National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-8.jpg) Canyon wall in Canyonlands National Park ![Murphy Loop Trail, Canyonlands National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-10.jpg) Start of the Murphy Loop Trail, Canyonlands National Park This is at the start of the Murphy Loop Trail in Canyonlands National Park. When you stand there it is hard to believe there is a path that descends into the canyon, but there is. ![Murphy Loop Trail in Canyonlands National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-11.jpg) Along the Murphy Loop Trail in Canyonlands National Park ![Murphy Loop Trail, Canyonlands National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-12.jpg) Murphy Loop Trail in Canyonlands National Park This is at the start of the Murphy Loop Trail in Canyonlands National Park. In the distance you can see the path one plateau lower. It's just a matter of getting there. The path down is to the left. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-13.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-14.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-15.jpg) Left: The path down to the next plateau; Middle: This is what the canyon rim looks from up close; Right: There's a path somewhere between these rocks ![Murphy Loop Trail, Canyonlands National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-16.jpg) Made it to the bottom, or rather, one plateau lower ![Soda Springs Basin in Canyonlands National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-17.jpg) Soda Springs Basin in Canyonlands National Park. This photo was taken along the hike to Hogback. ![Soda Springs Basin in Canyonlands National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-18.jpg) Soda Springs Basin, Canyonlands National Park Some more views of Soda Springs Basin in Canyonlands National Park. I was tempted to descend one more plateau, but I still had to make my way back up. ![Soda Springs Basin, Canyonlands National Park](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/canyonlands-national-park-19.jpg) Soda Springs Basin in Canyonlands National Park ### Related Posts **More Utah!** [Zion National Park](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/zion-national-park/)! [Bryce Canyon](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/bryce-canyon/)! [Capitol Reef National Park](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/capitol-reef-national-park/)! 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