After a long day driving, we stopped at Snow Canyon State Park near St George Utah and hiked the Petrified Dunes Trail. This is a 1.2 mile round trip hike through the Petrified Dunes and also has great views of the towering red cliffs. We saw a few wildflowers and cacti in bloom.
A gorgeous park!
The trailhead is shared with the Butterfly Trail. Our trail headed south and we were soon walking on the petrified dunes.
To the north were some gorgeous white cliffs
Love the patterns in the petrified dunes
To the south and west are fabulous red cliffs
fascinating scenery all around
There are trail markers all along the route
We saw a few wildflowers and cacti in bloom
There was also some areas of black lava
The trail leads out to an overlook of the valley for gorgeous views and there are some interesting rock formations here
To the east, in the far distance are some snow capped peaks
Hiking back, I saw things I missed on the way out
Some of these petrified dunes are huge!
love the swirling sand captured in time
We had a great time hiking in the petrified dunes today
There was also some areas of black lava
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