I've seen photographs from Goblin Valley State Park on the internet & have always wanted to see the place for myself, so here I am. Not too far from Green River, but I'm basically killing time waiting for the Narrows to open at Zion. What a way to kill time. This place if fascinating! You feel like you have been dropped onto another planet. There is an overlook at the end of the road into the park, however to get the real feel for the place you have to walk down into the valley. It is an easy walk, but I suggest taking water - you will likely wander around from place to place until you have done more miles than on a normal trail. You are free to wander anywhere on the valley floor, and the formations are different everywhere you look.
The campground is out of water, at least under pressure, however since I have my own, they gave me a site. It won't be open until 2:00, so I'm checking out the rest of the park. I suspect the formations will be even more interesting during the "magic hour" just before sunset & after sunrise so staying in the park is just what I wanted to do.
Well, the good news is the water is back on at the campground, so there will be showers tonight. The bad news is tonight's "magic hour" lighting isn't even 1 minute long - the clouds got even heavier, a bit of rain, and no sun. It's too bad - there is almost a full moon tonight which would look interesting over the valley. I'll go looking for it, but am not hopeful! As usual, more photos at Lakeshore Images Trip Page.
Some days you just get lucky. After dinner I was reading a book when a ray of sunlight poked over my shoulder. I grabbed my camera & drove back to the valley part of Goblins (it is about a mile from the campground). The light was good, I even managed to catch a rainbow. I'm going to start a page just for the park (Goblin Valley State Park) but here is one of the evening photos:
Till tomorrow -
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