Another great western national park is Canyonlands, outside of Moab, Utah. You basically are on a high, flat mesa plateau looking at various views of these huge canyons carved out by the Green and Colorado Rivers. You know you aren't in Kansas anymore with this view. The roads were cut in a hundred years ago when the area was attempted to be mined for various minerals. This section of the park is called, Island in the Sky, which is quite appropriate as you can drive around or hike to various view points of the various canyons in the area. The whole place is just an amazing landscape. Go right up to the edge, like I am here, to scare yourself and those you are traveling with, but always stay off the edge, as demonstrated by my buddy, Bill.
