The Canyon’s Secret Grin

D4 #2

fruita
poems
devil's canyon
D4
Turn that frown upside down
Author

Rudy

Published

September 14, 2025

If you search the canyon wall,
A cheeky smile grins down at all.
Red rock carved by wind and time,
Sharing nature’s favorite rhyme.

Green trees giggle from above,
Junipers whisper tales of love.
While hikers stop and point with glee:
“Look! The canyon’s smiling at me!”

This sandstone jester never frowns,
Just grins at all the desert towns.
A million-year-old happy face,
That makes D4 such a lovely place!

So if you’re walking Fruita’s trails
And need a laugh when courage fails,
Just look up at that crimson wall,
The canyon’s smiling after all!

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There is a place somewhere on the D4 trail where it looks as though a big smile was carved into the sandstone.

This feature is located in the loop section of the D4 trail. It can be found somewhere in the area highlighted in purple above. Click for an interactive map.

Here’s a blurred version of the location you’re looking for. See anything that looks like this?

Smile!

GPS coordinates of this photo: 39.133733, -108.772557

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