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Goblin Valley State Park in Winter

Goblin Valley Utah State Park in Winter

People and Goblins

People and goblins in Goblin Valley

People on Goblins

People climbing on top of goblins - dangerous but legal

Many Goblins

Many goblins, small in front, tall behind

Goblin Valley at night

Goblins at Night with a backdrop of the Milky Way  (flashlights were used for shadows and to highlight the image)

Three Sisters

Three Sisters in in Goblin Valley State Park, in the southeast corner of San Rafael Swell

3 sister in front of San Rafael Reef

The Three Sisters with a San Rafael Reef background

Three Sisters at night

Goblins at Night - Three Sisters with a backdrop of the Milky Way - our galaxy       (maybe some day we'll go there?)

Molly's Castle

Molly's Castle, outside the park, northesst of the Observation Point

Up close and personal

Goblins, up close and personal, down in Goblin Valley

Down in the valley

Viewing goblins down in Goblin Valley

Tall Goblins

Big, flat-headed goblins in Goblin Valley State Park

Tall Goblin

A large lonesome goblin

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Slot Canyon in New Area

Slot Canyon in the new area of the park

Valley 2

Photo in Valley 2

Up a Side Canyon

Up a Side Canyon

Red Canyon Wash

Red Canyon Wash aka Goblin Valley Trail aka Red Canyon Primitive Route, trail connecting all 3 canyons and Goblin Square

Valley 3

Photo in Valley 3 of Goblin Valley State Park

Dramatic Formations in Valley 3

Dramatic Formations in Goblin Valley State Park Valley 3

Overview of Goblin Square

Goblin Square, outside the border of the park, south of Valley 3

Carmel Canyon Formations

Formations in Carmel Canyon, north of the Observation Point

Carmel Canyon Narrows

Carmel Canyon Narrows, north of the Observation Point

3 Sisters from Carmel Canyon

Three Sisters from below in Carmel Canyon

Entrada Canyon Trail

Entrada Canyon Trail, west from the Observation Point

Entrada Canyon Goblins

Goblins in Entrada Canyon along the Entrada Canyon Trail, west from the Observation Point

Huge Goblin in Entrada Canyon

Huge Goblin above Entrada Canyon along the Entrada Canyon Trail

Molly's Castle

Molly's Castle, viewed from the trail to the Goblin's Lair

Approaching the Lair

On the trail, approaching the Goblin's Lair (the Chamber of the Basilisk)

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Goblin's Lair

Titled Looking Down - rappellers looking into the Goblin's Lair from the top - the next photos look up

the Chamber of the Basilisk

Looking up at the rappelling entrance to the Chamber of the Basilisk (the Goblin's Lair) - note the rope on the left

the Chamber of the Basilisk

the Chamber of the Basilisk - the hard way in (rated 3 A I)

Goblin's Lair

the Goblin's Lair - the easy way in at the other end from the rappelling entrance

Quicksand

Quicksand on the Wild Horse Trail between Goblin Valley State Park and U24 near Hanksville

Wild Horse Trail

we suddenly dropped into a pit, creating a suction between the mud and jeep; 11 hours and $700 later we got out

Goblin Valley State Park Click the image for a wide angle view of this Goblin Valley photo

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