On the evening of the second day, we boarded a jet boat for a sunset ride on the Colorado River. The captain assured us that if we got in trouble, the water was only 3 feet deep - not to worry.
The 25 mile roundtrip took us through the gorge carved out by the river over time. These pictures don't do justice to the scenery - the walls towered up to 250 feet above us. Along the way we watched several rock climbers scaling the sheer faces of the rock walls, and near the spot we turned around, saw a pair of Rocky Mountain sheep far above us. Tried to get a picture, but they were too far away to be captured on camera. Anyhow, we've been looking for them ever since Denver. Several times advertised in brochures, but this is our only sighting to date.
After the ride, the tour outfit served a very good buffet dinner to all passengers.
Next, more rock shots from Canyonlands Park
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