Scenic Highway 12 is sometimes called the Million Dollar Road. It winds through beautiful canyons and massive slickrock amphitheaters. Just the experience of driving this road is worth your time. The route really becomes amazing between Escalante and Boulder. There is a nice overlook of the road winding down through the…
We are a family adventure blog, and we worried that wasn't a whole lot of family stuff to do in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM). It is mostly back county wilderness with dry rough roads and unimproved camping. Despite the ruggedness, we found some fun things to do in this…
Bryce Canyon National Park is one of Utah’s crown jewels along with Zion, Canyonlands, Arches, and Capitol Reef. As a kid I drove through Bryce Canyon and looked at all the overlooks with my parents, but that was all we had time to do. This time, I found much more to…
Bryce Canyon has amazing views that can be seen from many roadside pullouts and viewpoints throughout the National Park. But to really experience Bryce Canyon, you need to put on those hiking shoes, and hike down into the hoodoos that Bryce is so well known for. Here are the Bryce Canyon…
The Navajo Loop in Bryce Canyon is the most popular trail in the park. It is short, steep, beautiful, and very busy! If you have the stamina to make this 1.3 mile loop, you should definitely do it, as this is the best hike in the park. The distance may not…
The Queen's Garden Trail in Bryce Canyon is a beautiful walk through the main amphitheater at Bryce Canyon. Though this trail is fairly short, it climbs steeply down, and then steeply back up the canyon, like all trails into the ampitheater at Bryce. This trail starts at Sunrise Point and junctions…