Day 9: Moab, UT, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park
Read MoreMonitor and Merrimac Buttes along the Dead Horse Point Scenic Drive
The Monitor and Merrimac Buttes were named after the Civil War ironclad ships of the same names. If you look at a likeness of the old ships, their shapes bear a striking resemblance to these two buttes. The Merrimac (the large rock on the left) was the Confederate ship, called the "Virginia" by the southern forces. The Monitor (on the right) was the Union ship sent to destroy the Merrimac. The resulting sea battle changed maritime warfare forever. Long after both ships lie on the sea bottom, their rock counterparts remain locked in perpetual battle.
Big Mesa Area, Grand County, Utah, USA
Big Mesa Area near Moab in Grand County, Utah, USA
Mesa Arch, Island In the Sky, Canyonlands National Park
Georgeous view through the Mesa Arch over the canyons of the Colorado Rviver
Washerwoman Arch in Buck Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Washerwoman Arch seen from Mesa Arch in Buck Canyon, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Washerwoman Arch in Buck Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Washerwoman Arch seen from Mesa Arch in Buck Canyon, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Washerwoman Arch in Buck Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Washerwoman Arch seen from Mesa Arch in Buck Canyon, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Scenic view from the Mesa Arch over Buck Canyon with the Washerwoman Arch in the center.
Island in the sky section of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA