Winter Conditions in Canyonlands
One of the questions we often answer on our trips down Cataract Canyon is: What are the winters like? It's hard for people to believe us when it's 100+ degrees that the Colorado River freezes over. Well, for all you non believers; here is the proof. Photo from NPS/Mary Moran looks to be taken from the Needles Confluence Overlook. A great backcountry site we sometimes visit on our 4X4 trips over Elephant Hill.
Another question we often get on the trail is: Do those big rocks ever fall down? Well yeah, this time two rocks fell right on the White Rim. Ice can be such a powerful mechanism of erosion. The daily variations in temperature cause a melt and freeze cycle that is constantly contracting and expanding cracks of sandstone. The beauty and excitement of Canyonlands in the Winter.