Twisted Tree • Twisted Utah juniper tree adds foreground interest to the already grand landscape beyond. The Green River Overlook is in the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park. I love the texture of these tourtured Utah junipers. This overlook view, from 6000 feet elevation, looks out across Soda Springs Basin towards the Green River, an incomprehensible distance away. The vista stretches out for a hundred miles to the distant horizon.
The Island in the Sky sits atop a massive 1500 foot mesa, quite literally an Island in the Sky. Twenty miles of paved roads lead to many of the most spectacular views in Canyon Country. From these lofty viewpoints visitors can often see over 100 miles in any given direction, resulting in panoramic views that encompass thousands of square miles of canyon country. |