The Beautiful Fisher Towers

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Fisher Towers, located about 20 miles northeast of Moab in southeastern Utah, is one of the most scenic landscapes along the Colorado River. Administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Fisher Towers Recreation Site is a popular destination for hikers and rock climbers. A moderate 2.2-mile hiking trail takes you along the base of the towers and spires to a scenic overlook of Professor Valley and the Colorado River.

Fisher Towers contains layers of sedimentary rock in various shades of red-brown, red-purple, and maroon. The colors are a result of varying amounts of hematite.

OB from the Life, Work, and Hanggliding-blog spent the weekend at the Fisher Towers.

Like much of the desert, the Fisher Towers area is usually filled with complete silence. Silence so still it’s quite loud in your ears. It’s a silence that’s rarely experienced anymore. We get used to the drone of the refrigerator, the low grade hum of the hot water heater. Even a home in the middle of nowhere isn’t silent.