Dead Horse Dawn Photo

28 x 16

$210

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The scenic wonders of Utah are awesome but none more spectacular than views like this one from Dead Horse Point, a Utah State Park adjacent to Canyonlands National Park near Moab. Dawn is particularly nice for photography here with the sweet light of early morning casting long shadows throughout the canyons. The road that you can see 1,000 feet below is an extension of the Potash road from Moab winding by the Goose Neck of the Colorado River before connecting with the White Rim Trail in Shaffer Basin.

In the late 1800's, mustang herds ran wild on the mesas near this area. The unique promontory from which this image was made was a natural corral into which the horses were driven by cowboys. The only access was a narrow neck of land, less than 100 feet wide and controlled by a fence. Mustangs were then roped and broken. The better ones were kept for personal use or sold. Unwanted culls, known as "broomtails" were simply left behind on the point to find their own way back to the open range.

Legend has it that the cowboys left a band of broomtails on the Point leaving the gate open so that the horses could return to the open range. However, the mustangs inexplicably remained on the point where they died of thirst within sight of the Colorado River, 1,000 feet below. Thus, the name: Dead Horse Point.

Purchase this limited edition, signed print 28 x 16 on canvas, gallery wrapped and ready to hang for only $210.00.