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Kissing Cows

Kissing Cows

Photo by Bob Fagley

Kissing Cows, named by imaginative cowboys, is located in Canyonlands National Park, Utah. To see the cows in this rock formation requires some creativity or a case of sun stroke. The cows are sculpted by erosion from a fin of Cedar Mesa Sandstone. The Canyonlands National Park is a large, rugged area, established in 1964. The Needles District offers an abundant variety of rock sculpture and more imaginative names, such as Devil's Kitchen, Caterpillar Arch, Elephant Hill and Paul Bunyan's Potty. Access to most of these formations require backcountry travel, either hiking or four-wheeling. These trails will test the skills of the 4-wheel driver, with sharp switchbacks and steep inclines. This arch has also adopted names of kissing camels and kissing dogs because of the resemblance of two animals, nose to nose.


 

 

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