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Maze Disctrict of Canyonsland NP & Moab area

The next day we decided to walk to the confluence of the Green River and Colorado River, north of Doll House.
 
 
1. Along the trail.
 
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2. Some areas are full of flowers.
 
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3. Colorado River 1000 feet below.
 
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4. Jean-Luc saw him just before to walk on!
 
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5. Using the Flint Trail to go up on the plateau, some switchbacks were really narrow, requiring maneuver. what an initiative to have drawn a road in such a steep slope!
 
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6. We slept on the plateau…
 
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7. … and saw a gorgious sunset.
 
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8. We joined the Horseshoe Canyon to discover cave petrographs. Huge overhang! Can you see Jean-Luc ..? 😉
 
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9. Panoramic picture from the bottom of it.
 
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10. The “Great Gallery”.
 
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11. Surprising painting…
 
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12. … so varied.
 
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13. Going down the canyon, we saw this beautiful snake (about four feet long), an enemy of rattlesnakes he kills by constriction.
 
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14. At Green River UT…
 
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15. Further, a short stop to Crystal Geiser…
 
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16. Saturated colors!
 
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17. Detour through a smal erg of orange dunes.
 
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18. But the sand Wind will force us to go away.
 
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19. Colorado River near Moab.
 
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The next day we joined a place called “Top of the World” by another quite rockcrawling track! Here are some images of Vivalavida in action since I had a photographer there. 😉
 
 
20. Steep hill…
 
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21. Here, both lockers were necessary! 😀
 
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22. big step.
 
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23. Axle crossing.
 
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24. Where is the best way to go..?
 
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25. There! 😀
 
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26. The Sunset was gorgious on this promontory!
 
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27. Jean-Luc over tausend feet emptyness..!
 
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28. A panoramic picture to finish this update…
 
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The next update will bring you to the Great Salt Lake, the last place we wisited with Jean-Luc who then flew back. To come soon.