Utah’s canyonlands - quoting America’s most prestigious writer, Edward Abbey, it is the “most weird, wonderful, magical place on earth - there is nothing else like it anywhere”. And if that is not the most fitting description of this region then what is? Canyonlands National Park protects a vast area of the Colorado Plateau high desert - a drainage basin of several mountain ranges to its east and south, with the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers at its center. Carving their way through various layers of sandstone, these two rivers are driving a continuous process of erosion on a massive scale. This has created a dense and colorful collection of canyons, badlands, basins, arches, pinnacles, mesas, buttes, plateaus, and valleys on multiple levels and escarpments that fan out for miles and miles and climb higher and higher the farther away you get from the rivers at the bottom of the canyons. An area that defies our comprehension with its vast distances, strange and colorful landscapes, and extremely remote and inaccessible sections. 

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Read through the travel guides to prepare yourself for an unforgettable trip or to simly get inspired:

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• Part 1 gives you a broad overview about Canyonlands NP and shows you how to prepare for your backconutry visit.

• Part 2 is a detailed descprition of my journey along the White Rim Road.

• Part 3 is a detailed description of my journey along the Flint Trail into the Maze.

• Part 4 is a detailed description of my hikes through the Needles backcountry.