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Goblin Valley SP

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In the summer of 1996 my cousin and I travelled through the Southwest. 4,000 miles on the road, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco plus a dozen National Parks including Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly NM, Mesa Verde, Monument Valley, Arches, Dead Horse Point SP, Bryce Canyon and Yosemite. Glorious days.
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Goblin Valley SP

September 8, 1996
Great rock formations in this Valley.
On our way to Capitol Reef NP we made a short stopover at Goblin Valley State Park. It is located close to the  small village of Hanksville. Goblin Valley SP is well known for its mushroom-shaped rock formations. Some of them indeed have the appearance of goblins (unfortunately I have not scanned a proper picture, yet). Or to be precise: the appearance of creatures called goblins in some Hollywood movies.
The pan-shaped valley is only two miles long and one mile accross and can be overseen from the parking area. It looks quite neat from this point. Once you have entered the valley it is a maze, though! We took the opportunity and shoot a short "Lost & found" video clip within this outdoor playground. I will upload the clip as soon as possible.
 
laserjones says:
Trivia: A part of the great SciFi parody "Galaxy Quest" (highly recommended, especially to Star Trek fans) was shot in this park. We shot some funny video scenes there, too, but I wonder whether Daniel will ever find the time to cut them together ... (Hmm, funny, a movie seems to be the only thing that can be put together by cutting ... ;-)
Posted on: Apr 24, 2008
daveruz90 says:
Unfortunately I never went to that state park but I liked the gas station built inside the mountain in Hanksville...
Posted on: Jul 31, 2007
WaltJake says:
Yes, this is a cool park, we camped there overnight! Utah's state parks often get overlooked, with so many beautiful national parks there to see!
Posted on: Jun 09, 2007
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Great rock formations in this Va…
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