35mm Digital SLR Gallery: Utah: Dead Horse Point State Park

   As legend has it, the point was once used as a corral for wild mustangs roaming the mesa. Cowboys rounded up these horses, herded them across the narrow neck of land and onto the point. The neck, which is only 30 yards wide, was then fenced off with branches and brush, creating a natural corral surrounded by precipitous cliffs. Cowboys then chose the horses they wanted and for some reason, left the remaining horses corralled on the waterless point where they died of thirst within view of the Colorado River, 2,000 feet below.
  

Dead Horse Point State Park, The Painted Landscape, cowboys, mustangs, horses, Colorado River, landscapes photo
The Painted Landscape
Sculpted Landscape, Dead Horse Point State Park, Moab Utah, sunset, landscape photo
The Sculpted Landscape
A Look Back in Time, Dead Horse Point State Park, rays of light, sunset, landscapes photo
A Look Back in Time
Last Light, Moab Utah, Dead Horse Point State Park photo
Last Light
Dead Horse Point State Park, top light, landscape, mountains photo
Top Light
  


Directions: From Utah's I-70, take exit 182 and head south approximately 25 miles to highway 313 and turn right. Continue on highway 313 towards Canyonlands National Park. Approximately 1 mile before entering Canyonlands, there will be a turnoff on your left for Dead Horse Point State Park. You can purchase a parking fee at the main parking area before continuing on the the Dead Horse Point view area. Best time to Photograph: Sunrise or Sunset. The image above was photographed at sunset.