Bryce Canyon is one of the more remote national parks in southwest Utah and one of the “Big-5”. It is nestled in the red rocks and canyons of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. It’s not really a canyon, but a series of “amphitheaters” of eroded sandstone and hoodoos. We had heard so
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Zion National Park has two major sections. The northern section is built around Kolob Canyon. It is about 20 miles north of the main entrance of the park. It is located right off the interstate and very accessible. Despite its ease of access, it is not heavily visited. This was
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Our trip to the southwest part of Utah was planned around two national parks – Zion and Bryce Canyon. Both were planned as “extended” stays to make sure we saw all we could and a little more. The first stop was at Zion. Zion is one of the most accessible
This travel season has been a little different for us, instead of going on one lengthy summer/fall trip, we went on multiple shorter trips throughout the summer and now we are at the beginning of the fall segment. We decided to make a visit to two of Utah’s National Parks,
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