Monument Valley: I obsess over admission fees
After thunderstorms and rain all last night, this morning we woke up to a beautiful day in Page, Arizona. For today’s activity, we debated between Antelope Canyon and Monument Valley. After some Googling, we found that visitors to Antelope Canyon are…
Bryce is nice…very nice…
What’s orange, peach, and pink and gorgeous all over? Bryce Canyon—today’s We Do America destination! We both visited this park as an extension to a Park City ski trip many years ago. Then, the sherbert-colored hoodoos were frosted with pure white…
Where’s the reef?
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 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.
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.
The Rockies are large and in charge
We are alive! Some of you may be wondering if we succumbed to the altitude here in Rocky Mountain National Park. At a base elevation of 8,000+ feet, that wouldn’t too unrealistic.
Searching for Inspiration (Point), moose, and ice cream
We finally had a warm (relatively), sunny day at Grand Teton National Park today. So we headed out for some hiking!