It stopped raining long enough for me to get this shot. It was a magnificent view of the muddy Colorado River.
According to one legend, around the turn of the century the point was used as a corral for wild mustangs roaming the mesa top. Cowboys rounded up these horses, herded them across the narrow neck of land and onto the point. The neck, which is only 30-yards-wide, was then fenced off with branches and brush. This created a natural corral surrounded by precipitous cliffs straight down on all sides, affording no escape. Cowboys then chose the horses they wanted and let the culls or broomtails go free. One time, for some unknown reason, horses were left corralled on the waterless point where they died of thirst within view of the Colorado River, 2,000 feet below, thus it is called "Dead Horse Point". (copied from State Park website)
I was there yesterday!! I have the same pic! Just have not gotten time to process it in Lightroom. This is too funny. I'll try to post it tomorrow. Your photo is awesome. Looks perfect!
@shirleyv That is too funny that we have been in the same areas this week. We are not getting to do all the parks this time. We just did Arches National Park and Dead Horse Point yesterday and then headed north to Park City where we will spend a relaxing week. Keep posting.... I'm loving your pictures of your trip!!
