Blogs from Utah, United States, North America - page 175

Boulder / Escalante Utah Today we are on our way to Boulder UT. A stop at the Anasazi Museum was very worthwhile. The video was exceptionally well done and traced the history of the Puebloan People as hunters/gathers and how they developed a sophisticated society of people farming, hunting and building. Highway 12 is beautiful, it winds up and down the mountains showing off the aspens. However, the area from Boulder to Escalante is what the locals call “hogback”. We are actually driving on the top a ridge looking down at the canyons on both sides, not good if you are bothered by vertigo. The scenery is just astounding. We located CALF CREEK CAMPGROUND and the host was expecting us - part of the American Hiking Society. We keep learning about the Sprinter—the propane works well ... read more

September 27, Monday. Colorado/Utah We left Silt and headed to Grand Junction. It is a charming town. Browsing around we found an REI, then shopped for food and continued on to Moab/Utah. After leaving RT. 70, we took a "Bob Road", the scenic highway Rt. 128 to Moab. The Visitor's Center was helpful in locating a campground right outside Arches National Park. We enjoyed a swim while our laundry was going. We squeezed in a visit to the Moab Brewery, an interesting place. Part of the trick of travel is that in each location one needs to learn the “system”. So our plan was to get up early and wait for a campsite in Arches. September 28, Tuesday. Arches National Park (NP), Utah We arrived at Arches before 7 AM and were seventh in line for ... read more

Drove to Zion National Park from Vegas on our way through Utah to the East Coast. Kind of the long way but we wanted to see these amazing parks in Utah, and they were well worth the detour. We weren't in Zion for very long this day because we wanted to get to Bryce Canyon early enough to explore some and set up camp but what we did see of Zion was amazing and it would be so worth it spend more time there. We entered the park and drove up towards a geocache that we wanted to find. If it had not been for this cache, I think we would have missed one of the greatest views the place has to offer. We took some pictures of the natural arch formations and traveled through this ... read more

For good reason Utah is known for the greatest snow on Earth but it also has summer beauty even in the lesser known areas. ... read more

The drive to Zion National Park took us through Hurricane, a small town that obviously makes nearly all of its money from the traffic on the way to Zion National Park, stopped for breakfast at Jerry's' Diner and had the best 1/2 pound cheese burger in the US so far - $3.70 with fries. At Zion National Park we hiked up a trail known as Angels Landing, about 4 hours trek there and back and a treacherous section involving steep drops and chains. Again we were treated to some spectacular views. But the weirdest thing was the people we got chatting to at the top. One guy from the bronx knew London as he had appeared on Top of The Pops in a band called Soul System, another guy was seeing 2 Shakespear plays a day ... read more