Canyonlands Islands District

After getting ready in leisure, Meera, Jarod and I left for the Island District of Canyonlands, which is much closer then the Needles District.  The sky was still covered in clouds, but we felt sure that after the night before's rain, it wouldn't rain again.  We were wrong.  It rained off and on all day long.  On the bright side, the temperature was between 66 and 70 degrees - about 40 degrees cooler than the day before.  I found that totally incredible.  Despite the gross rain, we did get to see some really cool sights - like the white rimmed canyons around the Green and Colorado Rivers, which converge in Canyonlands.  None of us were too keen on hiking in the rain but luckily most of this part of Canyonlands consisted of overlooks that were only a few yards from the car park area.

We came back around 3:30 p.m. and I dropped Jarod at the grocery store to get some food and Meera and I came to a coffee shop to use the internet which is where we are now.  Tomorrow morning I have to drive Meera to Green River to catch a train at about 8:30 a.m. to Denver, her next destination.  Then Jarod and I need to figure out what to do with ourselves for a few days before Saturday.

Meera posing with Green River gorge behind  her.

Chilling on the side of a canyon.

Meera taking a photo in the Mickey Mouse poncho I loaned her.

Doing a pike over the Green River gorge.

With Jarod.

The three of us trying not to get rained on.