[Arches National Park, May 1, 2023] My flight out of Salt Lake City was not until 3:30 pm. Even though I had a long drive from Moab – about 3.5 hours – I was determined to squeeze in some last-minute sights in Arches in the morning. I decided to check out Devil’s Garden. Located at…
[Canyonlands National Park, Apr 30, 2023] Canyonlands became a national park in 1964. It protects the countless canyons and fantastically formed buttes carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. They divide the park into four districts: Island in the Sky, The Needles, The Maze, and the rivers themselves. The Island in the Sky district…
[Arches National Park, Apr 29, 2023] Our agenda for today were the most iconic trails in the park – one everyone’s heard of – Delicate Arch – and one that most people have never heard of – Fiery Furnace. Delicate Arch is widely recognized symbol of the state of Utah (it’s on the license plate!)…
[Moab, UT, April 28, 2023] For our first full day in Moab, we decided to start off with the less obvious choice – Dead Horse Point State Park. It is located at the end of a mesa 5,000 feet above the Colorado River, on the edge of Canyonlands National Park. The views rival those at…
I spent a full week on Maui on my 4th trip to Hawaii. By now, I knew to split my time between the different parts of the island to save on driving time. Between the national park, the beaches and the road to Hana, it was easy to fill up 7 days. Although my week…