How adventurous are you? I mean truly, how far out of the way would you go for adventure? We found an awesome arch that can be seen from I-70 as you whiz past at 80 miles per hour. It is called Dutchman Arch (sometimes Dutchman's Arch), and if you'd like to…
Cassidy Arch is a fairly strenuous hike for families in Capitol Reef National Park. At over 3 miles, this hike doesn't have too much distance, but the hike is steep. Not only that, there are many dangerous drops, so little ones must be closely supervised. If you make it to the…
The Temples of the Sun and Moon are located in a remote region of Capitol Reef National Park. They are accessible by a rough dirt road that begins outside the park. There is no fee to visit them. There is also an amazing bonus adventure when visiting the temples called Glass…
Kodachrome Basin State Park was named for the different hues in the soil and colorful peaks. There are some nice short hikes at this park if you are in the Cannonville area. Our favorite area of this park was the eastern road, which is a rough dirt road. There are two…
One of the most spectacular slot canyon hikes in the entire world is in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This is actually two separate slots combined into one hike. The first is called Peek-a-Boo and the second is called Spooky. We are going to share all the details of our experience hiking…
One of the nicest surprises we found Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument was the Devil's Garden. This is a picnic area that has a wonderful space to explore. You can find Devil's Garden just twelve miles down Hole-in-the-Rock Road east of the town of Escalante. Devil's Garden is a lot like Goblin…