Of course this most popular of Utah’s national parks1 is grand and picturesque no matter how you experience it. The towering sandstone walls cleaved by
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Middle Earth
The Paiute people lived around what is now Bryce Canyon beginning around 1200AD. Today, the Bryce Canyon National Park preserves vast areas connected to Paiute
Lower Calf Creek Falls – a Hike with a Prize
Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument (GSENM) spans almost a million acres, half the size of Yellowstone and almost as big as Grand Canyon National
Someplace Green
After more than a month on the arid high plateaus of southern Utah, my eyesight has changed. Like wearing a pair of tinted glasses, everything
Utah PLOG #3 – Hiking the Dry Canyon at Jacob’s Chair
Between Moab and Capitol Reef National Park we’ve enjoyed so much this lovely state has to offer, yet we’ve barely scratched the surface. While so
Utah PLOG #2 – Biking Jacob’s Chair
Between Moab and Capitol Reef National Park we’ve enjoyed so much this lovely state has to offer, yet we’ve barely scratched the surface. While so
Utah PLOG #1 – Natural Bridges National Monument
Between Moab and Capitol Reef National Park we’ve enjoyed so much this lovely state has to offer, yet we’ve barely scratched the surface. While so
Candy Land
The color palette of southern Utah’s arid plateau is limited almost entirely to reds, oranges, browns, and beiges. Yes, there’s the huge, uninterrupted span of
Exploring 509
A stranger approached our remote boondocking campsite, the last one before the gravel road became treacherous. Crunching her way past our shady oasis under Libbie’s
Steady On
Sun breaks over the eastern mesa at 7:47 am. Its spreading glow drips lighter tints down the upjutting crags and pancake mounds around us, slower