Island Trail is only accessible from the Visitor Center and closes one hour earlier than visitor center. The trail is a 185-foot climb (240 steps) back to canyon rim. Canyons are nice and it is amazing to see how Sinagua people live floor by floor along the cliff. Return to Arizona Trip Summary
two hours each for both Sunset Crater and Waputi is enough for major viewpoints. when taking Lava Flow trail, don’t miss lower route. parking lot at A’a trail fills up quickly. Loop Road between Sunset Crater Volcano and Wupatki is about 35 miles long but a nice scenic drive. Wuptki As the name suggests, it […]
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is magnificent when you look from far. That is probably what people usually says and done, and that is only half right. You can’t believe that views on the road and on trails inside Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument are also stunning if you didn’t go yet.
Kolob Canyons locates northeast corner of Zion National Park, but has no direct road connection to main area within the park. To reach there, visitors circle outside the park in one hour driving which makes Kolob Canyons less known.