Utah has many faces. So far, we’ve seen the spires and intricate fractal elegance of the Canyonlands, the graceful shapes and mysterious fins of Arches, plus the sweeping deserts and red rocks of Moab.
A walk on the wild side
This spectacular post is brought to you courtesy of the Devil’s Garden trail in Arches National Park. For anyone not familiar, this particular area contains the “most difficult/strenuous” trails in the park accessible without a permit.
So many arches!
Short post tonight because I’m exhausted, but I wanted to at least get some photos up. Today we hiked the Devil’s Garden primitive trail loop at Arches National Park. The trail is roughly 7-8 miles, offers excellent views of eight different arches,…
Canyons, arches, and the Milky Way
We started today by checking out of our motel in Monticello. I was more than happy to get out of there because the motel’s wifi connection was truly abysmal, and being without internet access makes me cranky. We moved to Moab for…
Canyons deep and arches high
It’s been a long, productive day, folks! I am writing this entry at 12:22 AM, so it’s going to be very short. A girl needs her beauty rest. 🙂
Pueblos for a day
Today’s exciting adventure took us back to Colorado. Mesa Verde National Park is home to thousands of ancient Pueblo archaeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings.
Hiking the Needles
Here we are at Day 26! The trip odometer passed 7,000 miles this morning on our way to Canyonlands National Park in Utah. It’s hard to believe that we have been on the road for almost a full month. Time is…
Black Canyon of the Gunnison is scary
We’re checked into a tiny motel in Monticello, Utah for the next few days. On the drive here from Aspen earlier today, we took a short detour so that we could stop at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
The beauty of the Bells
Today the alarm clock rang at 5:40 so we could make it to our destination by dawn. It was rough, I’m not going to lie. I’m not a morning person and therefore don’t remember much before 9:00 or so.
We climbed Pikes Peak
…and by “climbed”, I mean “drove up comfortably in our car”.