Dead Horse Point State Park

USA / Utah / Moab /
stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse/

Viewpoints offer stupendous views of the Colorado River and the canyons it has created.

From the dirt road 1000 feet below, it looks like this: www.pbase.com/listorama/image/52541741/medium .
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Horse_Point_State_Park
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Coordinates:   38°30'15"N   109°43'54"W

Comments

  • And why do they call it Dead Horse?
  • INDIANS!!!!
  • One story is that horses were left corraled on the point, by fencing off the narrow neck of land leading to the point, and died of thirst.
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