Info/Tip Hovenweep is a smaller historic site. It was on our way to Mesa Verde National Park. Weather: it can get hot in the summer. Things to do A short hike to canyon overlook, tower square and Hovenweep Castle Back to Colorado & Utah trip Summary
Info/Tip Bridge view drive is a little over 9 miles one way loop drive past the visitor center and will take you to 3 natural bridges. 2-3 hours is sufficient to drive the loop and hike to the bridges. Weather: In summer it can get hot Things to do Sipapu Bridge This is a must […]
Info/Tip Canyonlands National Park has a few districts, the most popular are Island in the Sky and Needles. Island in the sky is about 30 miles from Moab going north and Needles is about 75 miles from Moab going south. There is no direct route connecting the two districts in the park. Dead Horse point […]
Info/Tip Dead Horse point state park is a Utah State Park. It is about 30 mins from Canyonlands National Park Island In the Sky visitor center. It is worth stopping by if visiting Canyonlands National Park from Moab. Things to do There are several overlooks and hikes, depending on how much time you have. We […]
Info/Tip Weather – In Summer it can get very hot, during our visit it has reached 109 in the afternoon. There is little to no shades in the park, so plan accordingly. We broke our days into early morning and late afternoon visits to the park to avoid the mid day sun. Crowd – Arches […]
Info/Tip Weather – always check weather before going on hikes. Stay out of the canyon if it’s going to rain. Summer monsoon could bring flash flood Prepare your supplies well before going Capitol Reef. There is no big town around the Park. Torrey is the biggest one but we still find the services very limited. […]
We originally planned to Canada Rockies in 2020 summer, but Canada boarder was closed due to COVID. Then we moved our target to Colorado Rocky Mountains and forge our plan ready. Unfortunately this plan also faltered in late summer. In the year of 2021, we want to finish what we dropped in 2020. Colorado is […]
Zion National Park in early November is much quieter than summer time. Foliage is lingering and temperature around 65F is at comfort. Water is slightly above 40F and risk of hypothermia inch closer but shallow water depth. Views everywhere are thrilled. Hiking the Narrows and Hiking Angel’s Landing Hiking are everybody’s bucket list. Hiking in Checkerboard Mesa […]
People in every ages will love huge sand dunes at Coral Pink Sand Dune State Park. We walk all the way up to highest sand dunes. A senior couple also walk along sand dune ridge with us. We originally plan a stay of 30 mins to an hour, but it turns out to be 1.5 to […]
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.