This was the first stop of our visit in Canyonlands. We only ventured a few feet onto the trail and the views were great.

These are 2 huge rock formations in Canyonlands National Park. We visited in June of 2010. Early June was a good time because it wasn't too hot yet, like later in the summer. Always have water with you however. We stopped to view the Monitor and the Merrimac (named after the 2 battleships) on the way to The Island in... More

Went up 7Mile Jeep trail that goes between Merrimac & Monitor Buttes. Will need to have a modified Jeep to get through the trail. A side trip to Uranium arch is an interesting short diversion. There's a very tippy section on the slick rock passing around the buttes, very exciting. The last part of the trail is easy, traveling a... More

The trail is great, rather intermediate in terms of slickrock biking, but nice scenery for mtn biking. My boyfriend and I actually ran into 5-6 bears in the wash on the way out. We had come around a corner of shrubs (most of this area doesn't have much green vegetation) and were about 30-40 ft from them. One stood up... More