On our first full day in Green River we drove about 50 miles southwest to hike in Goblin Valley State Park, touted to be the jewel of Utah’s State Parks. It is one of the strangest landscapes we ever have seen. It looks like something from another planet, which is why the movie Galaxy Quest was filmed here.
The photos below show John and I beside the goblins (also called hoodoos) which are intricate shapes created by erosion. It was very hot in the valley so we were glad we had paid attention to the warnings in the brochures and brought water and energy snacks and wore hats and sunscreen.
You can see the formations are appealing because of their small size - more on a human scale I guess. There were literally thousands of goblins in the valley and we spent a couple of hours climbing all around them. What fun!
Then we got back in the truck (air conditioning - bliss!) and drove through a back country road through the San Rafael Swell back to the interstate. We picked up a lovely flat yellow rock for a stepping stone in my garden at home. I spotted this small herd of antelope on the way. Cool!
Then that afternoon I had time to work on my third painting that I had started at home and brought with me to finish. It is a watercolour of a foggy day in a small Newfoundland fishing village. You can see my painting setup on our RV dinette in the photo below.
July 7th, 2009 at 3:35 pm We noticed different types of rocks in your backyard and wondered if they were from your travels. Now we know! The thing one learns in a blog:)