Druid Arch & Chesler Park – Canyonlands National Park / Needles District [Utah]

Druid Arch & Chesler Park [Canyonlands National Park / Needles]

Ein mindestens 18 Kilomenter langer Hike ist nötig, um vom Elephant Hill Trailhead zum Druid Arch im Needles District des Canyonlands National Parks zu gelangen. Wer den „Schlenker“ über den Chesler Park macht, um das Phänomen der „Needles“ – dicker, weiß-roter Felssäulen – zu erleben, braucht 22 Kilometer. Und das über übelstes Terrain und einen schlecht gepflegten Trampelpfad, der eines Nationalparks nicht würdig ist, aber daran wird sich im Canyonlands wohl in den nächsten Jahrzehnten nichts ändern (im Gegenteil: Trails & Dirt Roads werden immer schlechter…). Aber der Druid Arch als riesiger und besonders markanter Felsbogen, der aus mehreren „Puzzleteilen“ zusammengesetzt zu sein scheint, lohnt die Mühe ebenso wie der Chesler Park, siehe Beitrag:

Link zu den besten Fotos, Infos und Beschreibungen zum Druid Arch & Chesler Park (USA, Colorado):
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Elephant Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Elephant Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Elephant Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Elephant Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Elephant Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Elephant Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Chesler Park, Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Chesler Park, Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Chesler Park, Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah
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Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, Utah