Wo sind die Nadeln?
26 Apr. 2020

Das fragte eine Besucherin meinen Vater, der ihr antwortete: „Naja, Sie stehen mittendrin. Aber die Nadeln sind halt dicker– Stopfnadeln eben“, denn wir befinden uns im Needles District des Canyonlands National Park. Die großen ‚Nadeln‘ sind ein ganzes Stück von der Parkstraße entfernt. Deshalb erkunden wir auf kurzen Trails diesen Teil des Parks. Auf dem Pothole Trail begeben wir uns auf Spurensuche, denn nach Regen soll es hier sogar z. B. Krebse und Kaulquappen geben. Der Weg führt über den glatten Fels. Der Sandstein ist an manchen Stellen weicher und so können sich durch Verwitterung Vertiefungen bilden. Nach vielen Jahren füllen sich diese mit verwittertem Gestein, es bildet sich ein wenig Boden und irgendwann wachsen sogar Pflanzen. Aber es steht auch Wasser darin – Lebensraum für so manches Tierchen, wenn auch nur für kurze Zeit.


English Summary

 Where are the needles?

 A visitor asked my father, who replied: „Well, you are standing in the middle of it. But the needles are thicker – they’re just darning needles„, because we are in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. The big ’needles‘ are quite a distance from the park road. So we explore this part of the park on short trails, e.g. the Pothole Trail. We are looking for traces of life, because after rain there are even crabs and tadpoles. The trail leads over the smooth rock. The sandstone is softer in some places and thus depressions can form due to weathering. After many years these depressions fill up with weathered rock, a little soil is formed and at some point even plants grow. But there is also water in it – habitat for many animals, even if they live only for a short time.

IMG_0284 - Canyonlands NP The Needles - Wooden Shoe

Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, UT – Blick Richtung Süden zum Wooden Shoe / View to the South, in the middle the Wooden Shoe can be seen

IMG_0292 - Canyonlands NP The Needles - Picknick - Weitblick

Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, UT – Blick zu den „Nadeln“ / View to the Needles

IMG_0302 - Canyonlands NP The Needles - Big Spring Canyon Overlook

Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, UT – „Stopfnadeln“ am Big Spring Canyon Overlook / „Darning needles“ located at the Big Spring Canyon Overlook

IMG_0304 - Canyonlands NP The Needles - Pothole Point - Blick auf Needles

Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, UT – Blick auf die Nadeln vom Pothole Point Trail aus / View of the Needles from Pothole Point Trail

IMG_0309 - Canyonlands NP The Needles - Pothole Point - Potholes

Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, UT – mit Wasser gefüllte Potholes / potholes filled with water

IMG_0311 - Canyonlands NP The Needles - Pothole Point - Ma wird fündig

Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, UT – Mama auf Spurensuche nach Leben im Wasserloch, im Vordergrund ein Pothole, in dem schon kleine Gräser wachsen / my mum looking for traces of life in the waterfilled pothole, in the foreground you can see a pothole in which small bushels of grass already grow

IMG_0312 - Canyonlands NP The Needles - Pothole Point - Laich in Pothole

Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, UT – Leben im Wasserloch, die kleinen schwarzen Punkte sind Eier, vermutlich von einem Frosch oder einer Kröte / life in the waterhole, the little black dots are eggs probably from a frog or a toad

IMG_0317 - Canyonlands NP The Needles - Pothole Point - Lizard Blauer Bauch

Canyonlands National Park, Needles District, UT – eine Eidechse / a lizzard

 

2 Kommentare

  1. Jerry Pillarelli

    Hi Sabine, I hope you are doing well!

    Canyonlands is a great place and it’s great that you were able to go to the Needles section where fewer people visit; as you know it is definitely out of the way!

    I hiked into the Needles and beyond to Chesler Park, it’s an amazing place: https://pbase.com/jfp_photo/2016_ut_canyonlands_needles

    Take Care and stay safe!

    Jerry

  2. Chris Cheney

    Sabine, we love receiving your beautiful photos. It’s such a nice addition to have a bit of writing to identify each one. That makes it much more meaningful in putting the pieces together. Neither of us has ever been to Canyonlands and your photos make it very alluring to visit someday. Big hugs, Chris & Cindy

    Sent from my iPhone

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