A few weeks ago, I posted about the Elephant Canyon Trail in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. It’s such a great hike with fantastic scenery. But for even better scenery – and to experience the Needles close up…

A few weeks ago, I posted about the Elephant Canyon Trail in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. It’s such a great hike with fantastic scenery. But for even better scenery – and to experience the Needles close up…
There are a few hikes in Utah that I return to again and again. The Queen’s Garden Trail in Bryce, a few hikes in Arches (like Devils Garden and Delicate Arch), Neon Canyon, Canyon Rims, and Corona Arch are all…
If I had to pick one desert state to say was my favorite, Utah would almost certainly win. I love the rock formations, the arches, the canyons, the scrubby desert; it’s all lovely in a very rustic sort of way. …
Getting to the most rewarding views can be hard. In fact, it can be very difficult. Sometimes we just have to leave the comforts of a defined trail behind to cross the waist-deep rivers, scramble up scree and talus on…
Chesler Park is one of my favorite places in Canyonlands National Park. It’s so pretty and awe-inspiring with red and white sandstone towers and hoodoos rimming a desert meadow filled with desert grass and low scrub. Chesler Park is the…