Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 12: Arches National Park and Behind-The-Rocks, Moab, aka Day of the Fruitless Search for Mystical Tukuhnikivats

We’re exshausted, having spent the afternoon on a wild goose – or should I say wild arch – chase through the Moab wilderness.  We were searching for that most mystical of arches, Tukuhnikivats, the unpronouncable.  No one we asked had ever heard of it, not the park rangers at Arches National Park nor the woman [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 11: Arches National Park, aka The Day I Almost Died

OK, perhaps I’m being a little dramatic.  But still, this is the day that I’ll never forget.  The day my Yaktrax fell into the abyss.  The day I was stuck way out in the funnel.  The day I was too paralyzed to move forward, too petrified to move back. 

Like always, it all started out [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 10: Capitol Reef, Goblin Valley State Park, Dead Horse Point State Park, and Canyonlands National Park

Today was a hell of a day – we hit two national parks and two state parks.  First, we got up for the sunrise at Capitol Reef National Park.  We were told that Notom Road, which runs north-south on the other side of the rocks of Capitol Reef, is a good place to catch [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 9: Capitol Reef National Park

Photo of a tree at the top of Capitol Gorge, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

So, if you were wondering why I dropped off the face of my blog in the middle of my Utah Parks Road Trip, to tell you the truth, I didn’t realize how tired I would be at the [...]

Utah Road Trips, Day 8: Zion National Park and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

 

Virgin River, snow-covered mountains in the background, Zion National Park, Utah

With yesterday’s AWESOME fiery Zion sunset, we were totally motivated to get up early this morning, hopeful for an incredible sunrise.  Alas, it was not to be.  It was already snowing when the alarm sounded at 6 AM.  We still rushed  to [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 7: Zion National Park

This has got to be my best photography day yet on this trip.  Remember I said a few days ago that I couldn’t imagine Zion being more spectacular than Bryce?  Well, today was absolutely incredible.  We went up the Weeping Rock trail, which was pretty icy.  At one point there was an ice landslide [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 6: Zion National Park

View from the Watchman Trail at dusk, Zion National Park, Utah

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 4: Bryce Canyon

Boy, we were seriously exhausted at the end of the day.  That’s why I’m getting this post up a day late.  Plus, it’s a lot of work to be out shooting all day and then come back and process photos at night!  Anyway, we got up for the sunrise…and it was BITTER cold.  Went [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 3: Bryce Canyon

Photo of the viewfrom Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Today, we visited Inspiration Point, Bryce Point, and Sunset Point.  In the afternoon, we hiked the 2.2 mile, 1.5 hour Navajo loop from Sunset Point down into the canyon.  The snow is deep, but just a few icy points on the path.  Not [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip: Day 2, Scenic Byway 12

"Head of the Rocks" Panorama, Scenic Byway 12, between Escalante and Cannonville, Utah

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As for us, today [...]