An aMAZEing Trip to Color Country - The Maze, Escalante, and Zion - The Overlook Trail - April 2007

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The Confluence, almost
A view of the Green River and the Colorado, and almost the confluence itself (the confluence is just hidden around the corner in the center of the picture). [enlarge]

Andrew at Green overlook
Andrew at one of the Green River overlook points. [enlarge]

Ewart gleefully shoots

Ewart burns through his slide film at a Green River overlook. [enlarge]

Ewart and Andrew
Ewart and Andrew at a Green River overlook. [enlarge]

Scenic Green River
The fantastic scenery of the lower Green River. At the far right, the Green joins the Colorado. [enlarge]

Newly white La Sals
The La Sal mountains did not escape last night's storm, and appear to have received a healthy dose of fresh white snow. [enlarge]

The Needles

A view across the Colorado to the fantastic fins and spires of the Needles District. [enlarge]

The Needles District

A zoomed-in view to the Needles District. [enlarge]

The Needles District
A zoomed-in view over to the Needles District. [enlarge]

The La-Sal Mountains

A sea of Cedar Mesa sandstone and the Island in the Sky District are capped by the distant La Sal Mountains. [enlarge]

North to Ekker Butte

Looking north towards Ekker Butte. [enlarge]

Winding through scenic desert

The trail winds through scenic desert vegetation. [enlarge]

An unsigned junction
This spot is where the trail over to shot and water canyon joins the spur trails leading to the overlooks (we're heading back to the Dollhouse at this point). [enlarge]