Ridgelines: Drifting through desert memories

Ridgelines: Drifting through desert memories

Standing atop Dead Horse Point, you feel as if the earth has dropped away beneath your boots. The goosenecks of the Colorado River wind in a coil far below, carving an ancient pathway through the desert, while the vastness of Canyonlands National Park stretches outward in every direction. The silence isn’t just quiet — it’s almost deafening, as your eyes drift from one redrock monument to the next and your thoughts slow to match the pace of the …