Beating a Dead Horse?

Moab is famous about its two National Parks, but also offers a State Park that is almost every bit as good if not even more impressive and it’s called Dead Horse Point. 

Overlooking both the Colorado River and Canyonlands National Park, is represents a 5,362 acres (2,170 ha) expanse of high desert at an altitude of 5,900 feet (1,800 m).

It draws its name from a story that happened in the late 1800’s when the place was used as a corral for wild mustangs roaming the mesa top. 

Cowboys herded them across the narrow neck of land and onto the point. The narrow neck was then fenced off with branches and brush. One time, for some unknown reason, horses were left corralled on a spot without any water where they died of thirst within view of the Colorado River 2,000 feet below. 

This huge drop is what makes the place spectacular and breathtaking. There are also trails for hiking and easy mountain biking. We took a long hike that gave us an expanded view of the pace and its impressive cliffs...