One of my favorite things to do is to go waterfall hunting. I am not sure what it is that is so alluring about a waterfall. The rush of the water, the splash at the bottom, the sound as the water bounds against the rocks or the simple beauty of the sun reflecting off the […]
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Time For an Escalante Getaway ?
After my husband and I were first married, what feels like eons ago, we jumped in the car heading to southern Utah on our first backpacking trip to Coyote Gulch just outside of Escalante. Instagram did not exist to showcase the area and blogs were a thing of the future. It was all word of […]
Arches, Dragon Bellies and Red Rock, Oh My!
Slot canyons, sand dunes and dragon bellies? This may sound like the beginning of a novel, but in reality these are a few words that describe one of our favorite Utah destinations. Kanab, Utah is close to the Arizona border only 90 minutes from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. What makes Kanab so […]
Top 6 Reasons to Visit Bryce Canyon Country
Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon National Park is stunning park filled with hundreds of hoodoos. “Bizarre, fanciful, whimsical and delicate” are words used by the visitors center to describe the formations made by a combination of erosion and rock. The Southern Paiute Indians said, “Hoodoo comes from the Southern Paiute word [ooh doo] for […]
Thinking of Hiring a Canyoneering Guide? 3 Important Questions You Should Ask.
Canyoneering is the sport of exploring canyons using techniques such as down climbing, rappelling, swimming, scrambling and hiking. Canyons can be non-technical and require only that the participant walk, or they can be technical meaning they require ropes and hardware to get down. We recently returned from a family trip to southern Utah where we […]