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Visiting national parks in the off season is my favorite. I love visiting them when they're in their prime, too, but there's just something about visiting them in the winter, and Canyonlands is no different. I've visited Canyonlands National Park in the winter twice now, once in December and once in February. Both were wonderful…
Continue reading ➞ Top Tips For Visiting Canyonlands National Park In Winter
The first few times I visited Canyonlands, I liked it but I didn't love it. But now, after finally getting to hike more than the Mesa Arch Trail, I love it. And while I wasn't usually limited to one day in Canyonlands, I know a lot of people are. So that's what were doing today:…
The main trail I wanted to do in Canyonlands during out week in Moab in December was the Murphy Point Trail. Sometimes called the Murphy Point Overlook. And now I think it's one of my favorite easy hikes in Utah. The meadow-y landscape We did the White Rim Overlook Trail before this and ended up…
Continue reading ➞ Murphy Point Trail: Probably My Favorite Hike In Canyonlands So Far
One of my goals in Utah was to do more in Canyonlands National Park. I still haven't done enough there but I finally did a couple more hikes, one of which is the White Rim Overlook Trail. I didn't really have plans to hike the White Rim Overlook Trail but we stopped at the parking…
Continue reading ➞ White Rim Overlook: Canyonlands Underrated Easy Hike To Incredible Canyon Views
Welcome back to my "things that aren't hiking" series. This series highlights activities in national parks that aren't hiking. Some easy walks may be included, but they are all easy according to the park website and under one-mile round-trip. You can find the rest of the posts here. Whether you can't hike, don't like to…
Continue reading ➞ The Best Things To Do In Canyonlands National Park That Aren’t Hiking
The first time I went to Island in the Sky in Canyonlands, I knew I liked it, but what I didn't know was that I missed a whole lot of it. I also learned that I like Island in the Sky a lot more than The Needles. This trip though, I knew there was another…
Continue reading ➞ Exploring Canyonlands: A Hike To Mesa Arch
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. No, no, no. I'm not saying you can see the whole of Canyonlands National Park in an afternoon. But you can do some hiking in at least one district and maybe start off…
Continue reading ➞ Canyonlands National Park In An Afternoon
On our little adventure out west last summer we couldn't decide if we wanted to go to Canyonlands or not. We didn't. This time around we decided we needed to go. We couldn't be in Moab again and not go. That's just ridiculous. Knowing nothing about the park before we got there, we went to…