Megan’s Take Today we went to the Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands National Park. We hiked the Grand View Point trail (1.8 miles round trip), and Upheaval Dome trail to the first overlook (0.6 miles round trip). It’s hot here, and after over a week in the heat, I feel like I have […]
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Day 28 – Canyonlands National Park Part 1
Megan’s Take Today we drove about an hour and 20 minutes to the south eastern “Needles” section of Canyonlands National Park. It is not commonly visited and was much less crowded. It felt like we were in a more isolated, wilderness area driving out to it. Because of heat, time constraints, and the children’s energy […]
Day 27 – Arches National Park Part 2
Megan’s Take The kids either didn’t get enough sleep last night and/or they were worn out from yesterday’s hike, because they were dragging (especially Emmett). Today’s hikes with the kids, using a combination of feet, stroller, and carrier, were Landscape Arch, Pine Tree Arch, Tunnel Arch, Sand Arch, Skyline Arch, Double Arch, North and South […]
Day 26 – Arches National Park Part 1
Megan’s Take Today was our first day in Arches National Park. We had a timed entry permit for 8 am, but we arrived a half hour early thinking that permits were not needed before 8 am. That was not the case. (Permits required from 7 am – 4 pm.) We waited around until we could […]
Day 25 – Goblin Valley State Park
Megan’s Take We said goodbye to Capitol Reef National Park this morning and headed to Moab UT. En route, we stopped at Goblin Valley State Park. The valley is covered in sandstone goblins and formations (or “castles” according to Emilia and Emmett) which the kids had an absolute blast exploring. It was as fun for […]
Day 24 – Capitol Reef National Park Part 2
Megan’s Take Today we hiked the Grand Wash trail in Capitol Reef National Park. The kids and I walked at least 2 miles out and back, and Phil went a bit further. It’s a very easy, flat walk along a dry wash with canyon walls towering above you. One of the cool parts of the […]
Day 23 – Capitol Reef National Park Part 1
Megan’s Take Today was our first day at Capitol Reef National Park. It’s crazy how the mountains and plateaus are uplifted and tilted – like everything at an angle – and how many layers are visible. The kids are too much of a distraction to dive into the geology of the area while traveling, but […]
Day 22 – Kodachrome Basin State Park & Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
Megan’s Take Today we traveled down scenic highway 12 from Bryce Canyon UT to Torrey UT. The views are AMAZING. From a random Google search today, I actually discovered that Car and Driver magazine rated this as one of the top 10 scenic drives in the U.S. Our first stop on the drive was Kodachrome […]
Day 21 – Bryce Canyon National Park Part 2 (Queen’s Garden/Navajo Loop) and Agate Hill
Megan’s Take We started our day early at Bryce Canyon National Park, because I really wanted to do the Queen’s Garden/Navajo Loop without any threat of afternoon thunderstorms. I knew it would take our kids a while to complete, and I didn’t want any weather/time pressure. The loop descends into the Bryce Canyon amphitheater where […]
Day 20 – Bryce Canyon National Park Part 1
Megan’s Take Today we said goodbye to the Hurricane/Zion area and headed northeast to Bryce UT. It was difficult to make solid plans for the day, because the threat of thunderstorms loomed all afternoon on my weather app. BUT it actually cleared, and we had blue skies and sunshine most of the day. We settled […]