Colorado River Below Canyons

Camping at Dead Horse Point State Park and Trip Update

The Colorado River winding its way into Canyonlands National Park. Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah

First of all, this one is not from this current trip, but a past trip to the Moab, Utah area at one of my favorite relatively unknown locations, Dead Horse Point State Park. With Arches and Canyonlands National Parks right next door, it’s often easy to overlook a state park.… Keep reading...

Red Canyon Hoodoos

Sunrise at Red Canyon, Utah

Red Canyon Hoodoos

On the way into Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, coming from the west, you’re initially greeted with an unexpected surprise. Most people aren’t familiar, or aren’t even expecting Red Canyon, a section of the Dixie National Forest that provides a small, but beautiful slice of what’s to come. Skirting the western edge of the Colorado Plateau, it offers a brief glimpse of the surprises and sights that await farther east.… Keep reading...