# into Canyonlands…finally. - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/into-canyonlands-finally/ - Published: 2022-09-05T02:41:49-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout **It was hard to believe** that I had never been here before, with the many times I had been to Dead Horse Point. Such is the way life goes though, if you go just behind your normal routine, one may discover a side of yourself that was previously unknown. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1559.jpg?resize =640%2C360&ssl=1) **I’d just left the family** after Christmas (2021) and was looking forward to time alone in the desert. The sun has yet to rise as I pass the National Park entrance to the Island to the Sky section of Canyonlands. **The outside temperature at the entrance **was below freezing, no doubt about it. The place is nearly desolate this early in the morning, except for a lone crow circling overhead, as they usually do when I am out here alone. Still making up my mind if it is Death watching me, or my protector is these beautiful, unforgiving lands. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1564.jpg?resize =640%2C480&ssl=1) **The 100 mile White Rim road entrance** is closed due to ice & snow. Driving it was my original plan, but hiking works well as a back-up option. The crow silently flies overhead as I walk out onto a stone precipice and see a partial view of White Rim road. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1582.jpg?resize =640%2C360&ssl=1) **I find a path** leading to a trail on the other side of White Rim. The crows seems to be flying in that direction, so I follow heed. It is only the two of us as I descend into the canyon, feeling the way two young lovers would exploring the depths of the other. Miles later I emerge back on to the top of the mesa. I saw no other soul my entire time on the trail. It is this kind of solitary freedom that I always search for. Sometimes shocking it is along the way, but I seems to come out better in the end because of it. I see the classic view of White Rim on the last section of the trail. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1585.jpg?resize =640%2C360&ssl=1) **It was all I needed** for my first day here. More actually, to which I am always **grateful.** ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/into-canyonlands-finally/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20into%20Canyonlands...finally.&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Finto-canyonlands-finally%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/into-canyonlands-finally/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/into-canyonlands-finally/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/into-canyonlands-finally/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/into-canyonlands-finally/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…