Arriving in Moab was a bit of shock. I’m glad we went when we did, as Moab is soon to be something the locals cannot be happy about. It looks like they’re trying to “Aspen” it. Construction everywhere. Mainly hotel builds. So it looks like Arches and Canyonlands are getting set for record crowds in … Continue reading Decimals Matter
After hovering over all non-essential surfaces in the sketch hotel (including the shower), foregoing any direct contact, we just wanted out. (After free breakfast of course.) Bryce was merely obligatory at this point so we could check it, reset and move on. If you’re looking for the Disneyland of Utah’s national parks, look no further … Continue reading Hoodoo Gurus and other Rock Stars
We finally got to sleep in, but we can no longer sleep past 7 or 7:30. It was going to be easy-like-Sunday-morning, because it was Sunday morning. At Tom’s main house, we got our coffee and broke the news to him that Zebra just wasn’t in our immediate future and we’d be heading to Bryce. … Continue reading Easy Breezy Cover Girl
Sunrise over Escalante We checked in to the Inn at Escalante and met Tom, the proprietor. To say Tom loves Escalante is like saying puppies and kittens are just ok. He was over the moon about his little town and immediately drew us a map of all the places to go. You know when someone … Continue reading Stuck in Escalante? Excellenté!
Today was Jenny’s day. The snow boarding queen would finally try her hand at sand boarding. I had Kanarra. She had Coral Pink Sand Dunes (the only major sand dune field on the Colorado Plateau.) To say this was a sight I’ve never seen before is an understatement. The blue sky (it has been as … Continue reading The Biff
Cool name for a band. We’re not touring but we are making records. Packing in as much crazy adventure as we can in less than a week. (The second week should be more chill.) We may have set the bar way too high because we are starting to feel it. Even the young gun woke … Continue reading Captain Jack and the Canyoneers
I could not wait for today! Waterfalls are my jam so when I happened upon the Kanarra Falls Trail doing research, I was all in. The hour drive from Zion was well worth it to hike through a slot canyon, in water, to two gorgeous waterfalls. This permit-required hike allows only 150 people in per … Continue reading Tale of two (or three) hikes
Update: the trail up to the chains is actually the Erat Tim Trail. Not Angels Landing, which is ONLY the chain climb to the top. Today was the day we were originally questioning whether or not we should attempt the “Breathtaking but Deadly” hike. The photos online lead you to believe you might need a … Continue reading Angels Envy
What could go wrong? Faced with the prospect of not getting into Zion until after 3pm (and that’s even a maybe) we, well Jenny, called every possible shuttle for a last minute opening — which was a stress-enduring experience, well for Jenny anyway. By some miracle, we landed on Zion Outfitters (not an advertisement but … Continue reading Narrowly missing The Narrows
Back in April, fed up and caged-in due to well, we know what, I looked at my niece and said “I’m sick of not going anywhere. Wanna go to Utah?” It was a virus-defying and immediate YES. All the national parks? YES. 2 weeks? Works for me! So for the next 5 months, we planned … Continue reading Zion by way of Vegas
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