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Things to Do in Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park is an otherworldly fairyland of elegant beauty and shocking colors. Renowned for its rock formations that pierce the sky like rust-colored stalagmites, the canyon’s ethereal desertscape is nothing short of breathtaking. Bryce’s spire-clad environment is utterly unique and unforgettable. A sculpture garden of pastel daggers, the national park is a photographer’s dream and one of the most iconic landscapes in the American Southwest. I reckon it is impossible not to stand in awe of the park’s sandcastle-like hoodoos, delicate fins, and cavernous amphitheaters. THINGS TO…
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6 Incredible State Parks in Southern Utah
Southern Utah is a land of hyperbolic beauty and awe-inspiring desert scenery. Boasting glorious red rock formations and chiseled canyons, it is a destination that is at once dazzling, unique, and otherworldly. Utah’s national parks understandably get much of the attention. After all, they are among the most geologically fascinating areas in the United States. But southern Utah’s beauty isn’t limited to the grandeur of Zion, the delicacy of Arches, or the ruggedness of Canyonlands. In the shadow of Utah’s national parks, a handful of state parks lie scattered about…
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Driving the Burr Trail Road in Utah
Southern Utah’s desolate swath of desert features towering rock spires, chiseled canyons, and lonely dirt roads. It is a place that beckons to explorers and adventure-seekers. A place synonymous with the American West. A place where signs of life abound, despite the odds. John Burr was a 19th century Mormon settler who grew up in this rugged and formidable backcountry. In order to move his cattle to greener pastures, he created a pathway that cut through the area’s barren desert and Waterpocket Fold. The cattle trail later became known as…
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Things to Do in Capitol Reef National Park
When it comes to red rock landscapes, southern Utah has no shortage of awe-inspiring attractions. The swath of fiery-hued land is so striking that even its lesser-known areas are ripe with places to see. I became fully cognizant of Utah’s far-reaching splendor while road tripping through Capitol Reef National Park—a place tourists often bypass in lieu of the state’s other more renowned landscapes. Capitol Reef is the underdog of Utah’s Mighty 5. In fact, the national park receives so little attention that I wondered if it might even be worth…
