Utah
Zion
We hiked to the top of Angels Landind this morning. The last half mile was about 3-5 feet with a couple thousand plus feet drop off ok either side. Add to that the necessity to practically crawl in most spots and it was both scary and tiring. But also rewarding… The view was an amazing…
Read MoreGrand Canyon
We left the Grand Canyon this afternoon, but instead of heading to Page as planned we arrived a day early in Zion. We had a great hike (Cape Final) yesterday with amazing views. Today we were pretty beat and we spent a good chunk of the day just relaxing and reading at Point Imperial, which…
Read MoreBryce Canyon
We’re having a very fun time out in Bryce Canyon. Every park is a little bit different than the last and has so much to explore. Today we went hiking in the park with a couple from CT that we met Wednesday on our last hike. We chatted with them by the falls and said…
Read MoreCapitol Reef and New Pics
We’re slowly making our way to Bryce Canyon, but on our way we hit up another national park…Capitol Reef. We didn’t do any hiking today, but we did a lot of driving down some very spectacular scenic byways. We probably could have arrived here in Escalante much sooner, but we have a little “shutter affliction”…
Read MoreVacation: Day 4
Written by Christine This morning we headed back into Arches for a look at Double Arch and to explore the Devils Garden area. We wanted to hike a little more out there but the wind was gusting more than 30+ mph! We were covered with a fine film of sand and decided to turn back…
Read MoreCanyonlands
We had morning of rafting yesterday. The river wasn’t very fast, but the area we were in was beautiful! I even jumped in for a swim. It threatened to rain all day and did occasionally, but we decided to take a drive to Canyonlands anyway rather than stay in the room and we are so…
Read MoreFiery Furnace & Windows
We hiked the “Fiery Furnace” yesterday. It was an amazing hike through a maze of sandstone fin canyons. We’ve never seen anything like it. There were seveal arches and every where you looked was another amazing view. In the afternoon we went to a place called “Windows” that was so awesome I’m starting a petition…
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