Tag: Southern Utah
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Snowy Hoodoos-Bryce Canyon National Park {Utah}
After our drive through Zion National Park, we continued to follow the road that would take us to our next national park. There are 5 national parks in Utah which are referred to as the Utah High 5. And Bryce Canyon National Park is one of my all time favorite national parks. I was filled…
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Driving through Zion National Park {Utah}
Just outside St. George is home to Utah’s first national park- Zion National Park. There are 5 national parks in Utah which are fondly called the Utah High 5. Zion is the largest of the parks with close to 500,000 acres of land. With so much land, visitors have a what seems like a never…
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From Lights of Las Vegas to Red Rocks of St George {Nevada & Utah}
Our adventures have been a little sparse lately…or at least not nearly as much or as far as we would normally go. We have had a series of unfortunate events the last couple months, nothing terrible just a bunch of bumps in the road. But finally it seems that we are turning a corner as…
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Dead Horse Point State Park {Utah}
Now don’t let the name of this state park deter you from visiting. This state park is full of geological wonder that will make the discomfort at the name be well worth enduring. This park offers some incredible views of the Colorado River snaking its way through the thousands of layers of rock with distant…
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Bryce Canyon National Park {Utah}
I’m feeling a little homesick for Utah lately…especially for the national parks. This is a great time of year to visit the parks because it hasn’t gotten too hot yet. My favorite national park of all time is Bryce Canyon National Park. I just can’t get enough of the hoodoos carved out of the red…
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Arches National Park {Utah}
When people think of Utah, their first thought is of Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. This iconic arch is the largest standing arch in the world. The inner part of the arch reaches 46 feet high and 32 feet wide. You cannot see Delicate Arch from the main road through the park, you have…
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Capitol Reef National Park {Utah}
Utah is home to the high five of national parks and Capitol Reef is probably the lesser known of the five. The landscape is striking and the red rocks set against the river is mesmerizing. It is also home to some of the state’s best preserved hieroglyphics from ancient cultures that called this area home.…
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Zion National Park {Utah}
With the holidays here I”m feeling more homesick than ever. As much as I have enjoyed the new adventures that Florida has given us, I still have days when I want to be back in the mountains with family and friends. While a lot of Utah gets snow this time of year, in the southern…
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Bryce Canyon National Park {Utah}
I just moved to Florida a few weeks ago, and while I”m loving the new places I”m seeing and things I’m experiencing, I can’t help feel a little homesick for my home state of Utah. Today is one of those days that all I want to do is put on my hiking shoes and get…