Hiking Black Canyon of the Gunnison can easily be accomplished in one day if you are wanting to see the highlights of this amazing national park. This park is one of the least visited national parks in the country, and it is also fairly small compared to some of the more visited national parks. Known as the Grand Canyon of…
Arches and Canyonlands National Parks in Utah are two of the most unique parks in the American Southwest. Typically people spend 2-3 days exploring Moab and the two nearby national parks, but sometimes you just do not have the time to spend multiple days. If you only have one day, here is how to hit the highlights from Arches to…
The Grand Circle Road Trip is a loop that covers some of the best Southwest America has to offer. Six national parks plus several national monuments and landmarks that highlight the iconic red rocks and sandstone landforms that have been carved out and formed from erosion, mostly due to the serpentine Colorado River. This part of the country is rather…
Bryce Canyon National Park is one of the most unique parks in America featuring geological structures called hoodoos. The Utah park is smaller than other nearby national parks such as Zion and Grand Canyon but deserves a visit because it is so different than any other park in the country. Due to it’s relative closeness to other parks, you can…
Unless you want to get lost in the desert, suffer from heat exhaustion, and be rescued by a ranger, DO NOT do what I did when hiking Peek-a-Boo Slot Canyon and Spooky Slot Canyon in Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument in Utah. Also, do not let my crazy adventure deter you from doing this hike. In fact, I wish…
The five national parks of Utah (Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon, and Capitol Reef) and Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument have been bucket list items for me for several years. So why not combine them into one epic Utah national park itinerary? That is exactly what I did, and what a whirlwind it was! I am so happy with how this…