Rainbow Bridge is a little visited National Monument in Utah. The reason it is not visited as much as some of Utah’s better-known sites is that it is only accessible by boat or a very difficult hike. We visited by taking a long 50 mile boat ride from Bullfrog Marina south…
We visited Fort Bluff a few years ago and had a great time. The town of Bluff is beautiful, set against rock domes and in close proximity to some of our favorite sites in Utah, including Hovenweep, Natural Bridges National Monument, and Monument Valley. We enjoyed the porch on our cabin.…
Muley Point Road is a short, slightly rough dirt road to a panoramic overlook right at the top of the Moki Dugway. This road runs about 3 or 4 miles across some heavy washboards and a little slick rock to an open vista that puts you right on the cliff edge.…
Blanding has it's own Dinosaur Museum and surprisingly, it has a lot of cool stuff in it. The first exhibit you see when you walk in (besides the huge T-rex skull) holds three petrified trees that are older than the dinosaurs. There are only 6 in the whole world, and this…
Natural Bridges National Monument is an amazing place in southeastern Utah, but it is not visited very often. This park was the first National Monument in Utah (1908), AND the first International Dark Sky Park in the world (2007). We found a lot of great adventures for families including: three beautiful…
Edge of the Cedars is a Utah State Park located right in Blanding. It is a museum filled with Native American artifacts with an Ancestral Puebloan ruin in the back. We had a great time at Edge of the Cedars for a few reasons. One, the Junior Ranger program was simple and…