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Travel: Goblin Valley State Park, Utah

By Robert Ellis

Goblin Valley State Park lies between Green River, Utah and Capital Reef National Park. It's a fun state park to visit and explore, and only a short 12 miles off the beaten path between the two areas.

Park size was over 3600 acres...however as of June 2022, the Bureau of Land Management signed over 6,300 acres increasing the park significantly. One wonders will it ultimately become a National Park?

Here's an excerpt from the Utah State Parks Blog regarding the land transfer:
"Goblin Valley State Park - It's been described as mysterious, majestic, weird, wonderful, and downright "Martian." Goblin Valley State Park is a Utah favorite for a reason - and now, it's growing."


Note: We'll be posting photos from Robert's latest trip over the couple of days. Bookmark this page for more photos, and links to the other installments. --Pen

More from this trip:
Robert's previous trip out West:
You can purchase prints of Robert's photos, plus his unique wood cutting boards and related wares at his online store: foodiebords.etsy.com.



This story was posted on 2022-11-18 12:43:03
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Travel: Goblins of Stone



2022-11-18 - Goblin Valley State Park, Utah - Photo by Robert Ellis, Robert Ellis Woodworking.
Robert writes, "This scene is the upper end from where the 'Goblins' start. Unseen, behind me and to my right, lays the valley of 3,000+ acres...home of the smaller, baby goblins. There's a couple folks in the pic for scale."

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Travel: Upper Goblin Valley



2022-11-18 - Goblin Valley State Park, Utah - Photo by Robert Ellis, Robert Ellis Woodworking.
Robert writes, "Valley view of the upper end of Goblin Valley State Park," with people for scale. The Utah State Parks Blog says "Goblin Valley has been described as mysterious, majestic, weird, wonderful, and downright 'Martian.'"

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Travel: Acres of sandstone goblins



2022-11-19 - Goblin Valley State Park, Utah - Photo by Robert Ellis, Robert Ellis Woodworking.
A sampling of the 3000+ acres of "goblins" seen in Goblin Valley State Park on Robert's recent trip to Utah.

"Goblin Valley State Park is a showcase of geologic history. Exposed cliffs reveal parallel layers of rock bared by erosion. Because of the uneven hardness of sandstone, some patches resist erosion much better than others. The softer material is removed by wind and water, leaving thousands of unique, geologic goblins. Water erosion and the smoothing action of windblown dust work together to shape the goblins." (Utah State Parks)

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Travel: Crazy landscape



2022-11-20 - Goblin Valley State Park, Utah - Photo by Robert Ellis, Robert Ellis Woodworking.
Robert writes, "Some more of that crazy landscape scenery on the drive to Goblin Valley State Park."

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Travel: Entrance to Goblin Valley



2022-11-21 - Goblin Valley State Park, Utah - Photo by Robert Ellis, Robert Ellis Woodworking.
Robert captured this scene near the entrance to Goblin Valley State Park on his recent trip to Utah. The park is a showcase of geologic history.

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