Capitol Reef is a smaller, often overlooked, National Park. Located in the state of Utah it’s only about a 2.5 hour drive away from Moab, where Arches and Canyonlands National Parks are located; and another 2 hours from Bryce National […]
National Parks
Hiking to Landscape Arch in Arches National Park
One of the top things to see in Arches National Park is definitely Landscape Arch. Why? It’s one of the longest arches in the world at 306 ft (96 m) long! The trail to Landscape Arch is a part of […]
Hiking to Delicate Arch in Arches National Park
When I was researching things to see in Arches National Park, Delicate Arch came was at the top of the list. This is Utah’s most iconic image; it’s highly likely you’ve seen photos of it before on a calendar, screensaver, […]
Top 5 Things to do in Arches National Park
If you’ve only got a day to visit the park you can still see all of the best sites! We were able to drive along all the paved roads, stop at the viewpoints, and go on 3 total hikes. For […]
Hiking Grand View Point Trail at Canyonlands National Park
We had spent an awesome day checking out all the viewpoints, and taking a small hike at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park. We wanted to go on a second trail however, and were told that you can catch a […]
How to Spend a Day at Canyonlands Island in the Sky
Canyonlands National Park is divided up into 3 districts. Island in the Sky, The Needles, and The Maze. The Maze is over a 3 hour drive from Moab, and only has dirt roads going into it, so you’d have to […]
Mesa Arch Trail at Canyonlands National Park
Sometimes it’s fun going on a trip some place new and not knowing much about it. I took a good guess and figured on Canyonlands National Park was full of canyons…but I really didn’t think there’d be some cool arches […]
Balcony House Tour at Mesa Verde
Ever wanted to go inside and see up close one of those famous ancient cliff dwellings? Mesa Verde National Park has tours for 3 of them: Long House, Cliff Palace, and Balcony House. If you visit I highly recommend taking […]
Smoke in the Mountains – Wildfires in Montana and Canada 2017
2017 News Headlines on the Wildfires… Glacier National Park: August 31: Sperry Chalet, a National Historic Landmark built in 1913, burned to the ground in the raging Sprague wildfire. September 3: Going to the Sun Road closed on the west […]
Sites to See on Chapin Mesa in Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park is most famous for the cliff dwellings built by the Ancestral Puebloans found throughout. They were thought to have spent about 750 years in this area, the earliest dating from 550 AD to around 1300 AD. […]
