Dead Horse Point State Park - Camping and Legends
So I took four girls out into the desert to stay at one of my favorite Utah state parks, Dead Horse Point near Moab. It was quite an adventure involving wind, rain, snow, and yoga. But our lovely campsite offered shelter and even a lighted pavilion as we stayed up chatting while the desert snow fell. I highly recommend the impeccable facilities at Dead Horse Point as a home base for your Moab adventures. The view's not so bad either!
In case you can't understand my soft mumble-y garble at the end of my crazy video, here's an explanation of the Legend of Dead Horse Point from the Utah State Park website:
According to one legend, around the turn of the century the point was used as a corral for wild mustangs roaming the mesa top. Cowboys rounded up these horses, herded them across the narrow neck of land and onto the point. The neck, which is only 30-yards-wide, was then fenced off with branches and brush. This created a natural corral surrounded by precipitous cliffs straight down on all sides, affording no escape. Cowboys then chose the horses they wanted and let the culls or broomtails go free. One time, for some unknown reason, horses were left corralled on the waterless point where they died of thirst within view of the Colorado River, 2,000 feet below.
http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse
Video: Dead Horse Point State Park - Camping and Legends
Published: 04/28/2011
