Written by Wasatch on May 21, 2009
- America’s National Parks are big, huge even. Yellowstone covers 9,000 sq km; The Grand Canyon, 5,000 sq km; and tiny Zion National Park is still 600 sq km. UT Rt 12 runs for...
Written by Wasatch on May 21, 2009
- The Colorado Plateau covers 360,000 sq km. Zion National Park is the remains of what once was the largest desert in the history of the world, a desert that made the Sahara look like...
Written by Wasatch on February 25, 2009
- A few years ago, two hikers set off from I-15 in southern Utah to walk to Moab. It took them123 days. I recommend driving.BY AIR You can fly into Moab, but its expensive....
Written by callen60 on November 27, 2007
- We drove into Capitol Reef from the west, having left Monument Valley, crossed the Colorado at Hite, and turned west on Highway 24 toward the park at Hanksville. The rain that threatened during our stop...
Written by Linda Hoernke on June 25, 2007
- Pine Valley covers about 50,000 acres in what's known as the Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness. The mountain is part of a huge rock outcrop that forms the Pine Valley Laccolith...the largest in the United States....
Written by callen60 on January 28, 2007
- It’s 20 miles down Utah 63—the park road—from its junction with Utah 12 to the end at Rainbow Point. The first 3 miles lie outside the park, and another mile takes you to the central...
Written by callen60 on January 27, 2007
- This is one of Bryce’s most popular highlights, so you’ll have to plan accordingly to avoid the crowds. The Queen in her Garden is indeed a must-see destination, but the hike’s real beauty is the...
Written by callen60 on January 27, 2007
- When I asked my kids if mule rides and horse rides should be part of our Southwestern swing, they wondered why I bothered to ask at all. After settling the anxiety about descending into the...
Written by callen60 on January 27, 2007
- This is probably the most sought-after activity in Bryce. The Moonlight Hike takes place only 2 nights a month, on days near the full moon, and word has obviously gotten out about this evening expedition...
Written by callen60 on November 21, 2006
- It’s easy to think that the wonderful areas set aside as National Parks are simply of a different character than the rest of the country—whether you’re thinking of ‘country’ in a broad, nation-state sort of...
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