Category Archives: Parks
Bryce Canyon Overlooks (little to no hiking involved)
We do a lot of hiking so many of our posts are for fairly strenuous hikes but you do not have to hike to see some awesome views of Bryce Canyon. The main park drive is eighteen miles long (one … Continue reading
Bryce Canyon National Park
October 14-19, 2014 We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Bryce Canyon. There was no problem getting a campsite though we first went to Sunset Campground and were not impressed with the lumpy, uneven, short sites in the RV loop. We … Continue reading
Capitol Reef for the non-hikers out there
You do not have to stagger up the side of the cliffs, huffing and puffing in the skimpy, high-altitude, low-oxygen air to see awesome sights at Capitol Reef. We did, and we loved it, but we just might be a … Continue reading
Anasazi State Park Museum
Saturday October 11, 2014 We visited the Anasazi State Park Museum which is just off Highway 12 in Boulder, UT. The park isn’t very big, encompassing only the museum building, the Coombs archaeological site which has only been partially excavated, … Continue reading
Capitol Gorge Hike
Capitol Reef NP Wednesday October 8, 2014 Our first hike was a “baby” one – only two miles round trip – that followed a dry stream bed past Fremont petroglyphs and so-called Pioneer Registers. At the end of the stream … Continue reading
Petroglyphs
Capitol Reef NP Tuesday October 7, 2014 We attended a Ranger talk about petroglyphs and the Fremont Culture. We learned that petroglyphs are etched into stone while pictograms are painted on. Anyway, the petroglyphs in the park were put there … Continue reading
Capitol Reef NP Campground
October 7-14, 2014 Love at first sight! We arrived at the Capitol Reef campground before 10:00 a.m. and snagged one of the last available campsites. We settled into our site and took a quick look around… and immediately agreed to … Continue reading
Capitol Reef National Park
October 7-14, 2014 We hit the visitor center as soon as we were set up in the campground and then went back to read a little deeper a few days later. It is a very nice visitor center sitting in … Continue reading
Canyonlands National Park
October 6, 2014 We enjoyed our stop at Canyonlands but it hit us as being more of a draw for Off Highway Vehicles (OHV) and mountain bikers that want to cruise around on the primitive dirt roads. It’s also possible … Continue reading
Delicate Arch and Windows Arches
Arches National Park Saturday, October 4, 2014 We did two hikes today, the Delicate Arch Trail (3 mile round trip) and the Windows Trail (1 mile round trip). The temperature was moderate (mid-60s to 70) but the sun was scorching. … Continue reading
Spirit of the Woods 