Canyonlands National Park – Orange Cliff and Grand View Point

At this point, we’re moving on to the farthest points in the Island of the Sky section of Canyonlands National Park – Orange Cliff and Grand View Point.  More wonderful views….but would the rain hold off?

Orange Cliff Overview

It’s hard to see why they call the cliffs orange in this view, but you can see how low the clouds are.  The elevation in this area of Utah is about 6,000 feet above sea level, so the clouds aren’t all that much higher than that.  I also love the definition in the clouds at this point. 

Brighter in the Distance

You can see more of the “orange” color of the cliffs in this image.  You can also see the sunlight peeking thru some of those clouds in the distance. 

Storm Clouds in the Distance

Altho this image was taken at Grand View Point, on this day, there really wasn’t much of a grand view!  The clouds were just too close, and some of them seemed to have little cloud fingers reaching even closer to the ground.  Still, no rain falling on us yet!

Enjoy!