The winter rains in the west brought some pretty wildflowers this spring to the Moab, UT area. I visited Arches and Canyonlands along with Grandstaff Canyon on this trip. Mountain Pepper plant was by far the most prolific flower in Arches while evening primrose was exploding near Green River.
Arches had an incredible bloom of mountain pepper plant near Balanced Rock, It seemed every bush was in full bloom. Meanwhile, Canyonlands had nice displays of lupine and desert paintbrush. Grandstaff Canyon is a verdant canyon located just 4 miles east of Moab along Highway 128. The canyon used to be named Negor Bill Canyon for those of you who remember that name. Huge patches of globe mallow and primrose were blooming in the canyon.
Mountain Pepper Plant, Balanced Rock, Arches National Park, Moab, UT
Mountain Pepper Plant, Balanced Rock, Arches National Park, Moab, UT
Firecracker penstemon, Wolff Ranch, Arches National Park, Moab, UT
Mountain Pepper Plant, Arches National Park, UT
Mountain Pepper Plant, Arches National Park, Moab, UT
Mules Ear, Arches National Park, UT
Evening Primrose, Arches National Park, UT
Claret Cup, Canyonlands National Park, UT
Mountain Pepper Plant, Balanced Rock, Arches National Park, Moab, UT
Mules Ear, Arches National Park, UT
Mules Ear, Arches National Park, UT
Mountain Pepper Plant, , Arches National Park, Moab, UT
Desert Paintbrush, Canyonlands Nations Park, UT
Whale Rock, Desert Paintbrush, Canyonlands Nations Park, UT
Lupine, Canyonlands National Park, UT
Globemallow, Grandstaff Canyon, Moab, UT
Globemallow, Grandstaff Canyon, Moab, UT
Evening primrose, Grandstaff Canyon, Moab, UT
Evening primrose, Grandstaff Canyon, Moab, UT
Morning Gory Bridge, Grandstaff Canyon, Moab, UT
Morning Gory Bridge, Grandstaff Canyon, Moab, UT
Evening primrose, Grandstaff Canyon, Moab, UT
Claret Cup and Globemallow, Grandstaff Canyon, UT
Evening primrose, Grandstaff Canyon, Moab, UT
Evening Primrose, near Horseshoe Canyon, UT
Desert paintbrush, Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Par\k, UT
Pictoglyphs, Alcove Panel, Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, UT
Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, UT
Globemallow, Factory Butte, UT
False Kiva, Canyonlands National Park, UT
Globemallow, Potash Road, Moab, UT
Globemallow, Potash Road, Moab, UT
Claret Cup Cactus, Canyonlands National Park, UT
