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I don't remember what I was looking up at the time, some hike near Page, but then I stumbled on The Nautilus hike. What I do remember is the day that I found it I wanted to go immediately. We didn't but I wanted to. The first time we went was within a couple of…
Continue reading ➞ See This Life-size Rock Shell On The Nautilus Hike In Utah
The Toadstool Trail. The Crown Jewel of Kanab. Or as I like to call it The Worst Trail Ever. Let me give you a quick rundown of the conversation on this hike: Silence. Silence. Silence. Is this it? Why is this even a trail? This shouldn't have a trail at all, it doesn't deserve a…
Continue reading ➞ Toadstool Trail In Kanab: The Worst Trail Ever
One of the last posts I have for our spring Escalante trip is about the Escalante Petrified Forest State Park and the Sleeping Rainbow Trail! This was actually our first stop when we got to Escalante and we spent a few hours there that afternoon. It was somewhere that we always drove past but never…
Continue reading ➞ Visit Escalante Petrified Forest State Park And Hike The Sleeping Rainbow Trail
We're still back in spring activities here and today is all about the Five Kiva Pueblo ruins in Blanding! We decided to go to Blanding for a few days this spring for some reason and on our way into town we stopped at the Five Kiva Pueblo ruins, literally right on the edge of town.…
Continue reading ➞ Explore The Five Kiva Pueblo Ruins In Blanding, Utah
Way back in 2016 some people invited me to hike Leprechaun Canyon with them. I worked 3-11 then so I couldn't and I was bummed, but everyone made it sound so easy to find and do that we ended up going later that summer. We show up. We hike. We don't even think we were…
Just like the Belly of the Dragon, the Moqui Caverns were another thing I alwaysssss saw on Pinterest and just had to see. Once we decided to transfer to Wahweap and were just an hour from Kanab, I knew we had to stop. And we did on our first trip to Kanab. We actually went…
Continue reading ➞ Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy: Hiking To The Moqui Caverns In Kanab
I love the Burr Trail. It's no secret. It's the best scenic drive in Utah, if not the whole country. I still have a lot of scenic drives left to do, so that's not an official declaration yet. I always thought I should have made a Burr Trail guide years ago, but now I thought…
Continue reading ➞ Burr Trail: All About Driving The Best Road In Southern Utah
We almost didn't go to Big Bend on our trip out to Utah from Florida in March. It's pretty far from everything and quite literally in the middle of nowhere. I knew I wanted to go to Guadalupe Mountains National Park since that was a lot more on the way. I mean, it's like 35…
Continue reading ➞ The Best Things To Do In Big Bend National Park That Aren’t Hiking
So, is it actually worth visiting the Belly of the Dragon in Kanab? You'll have to keep reading to find out! You didn't think I'd give it away that early, did you? Anyways, the Belly of the Dragon was something I had seen floating around Pinterest for quite some time now and I was always…
Continue reading ➞ Is The Belly Of The Dragon In Kanab Worth Visiting?
This content was created in partnership with Hotels.com. When most people think of national parks, they probably think of the Grand Canyon, and for good reason. It's the grandest canyon in the country and millions of people come to see it every year. While hiking in the Grand Canyon is amazing, most people don't, but…
Continue reading ➞ 12 Of The Best Things To Do In The Grand Canyon For Non-Hikers
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. I think this post is a bit overdue. I did spend the majority of the last four years in Bullfrog at Lake Powell, after all. So, here we are. This may not be…
Continue reading ➞ Everything You Need To Know About Visiting Bullfrog Marina On Lake Powell
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. One of the things I was most excited to do in New Mexico was to visit Santa Fe and Bandelier National Monument. The only thing I actually knew about it was the ruins,…
Continue reading ➞ Hike The Falls Trail In Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. One of the things I've wanted to do since I got to Bullfrog in 2016 was hike the Lower Calf Creek Falls trail in Escalante. Well, it's 2020 and I finally made it. …
Continue reading ➞ Hike The Lower Calf Creek Falls Trail In Escalante
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. I finally have all of my Moab rock art posts up and can share this one, too! These are some of the best petroglyphs in Moab because of the subject and accessibility. All…