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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
One of the most iconic arches at Arches National Park, aside from Delicate Arch, is Landscape Arch! Have you ever read arch more in one sentence? This is the really long, skinny arch you see on the park maps that you get at the entrance. I had hiked to Landscape Arch on our winter road…
Continue reading ➞ Landscape Arch Hike: One Of The Best Hikes In Arches National Park
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. As you know if you've been here a while, I love seeing all things dinosaur. Over the last two years, I hiked the Trail Through Time in Colorado, saw the tracks on Potash…
Continue reading ➞ How To See The Copper Ridge Dinosaur Tracks In Moab
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. A last-minute addition to my Moab rock art bucket list was the Moab Man petroglyph at the Golf Course Rock Art Site. I think I actually had the Moab Man on but Utah…
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Last year we made it to the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracks, but it was way too cold and windy to do the Mill Canyon dinosaur bone trail, so I went on our end…
Continue reading ➞ Mill Canyon Dinosaur Trail: Easy To See Dinosaur Bones In Moab, Utah
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. As you know, the theme of my last trip to Moab was rock art and the Bartlett Rock Art was one I was very excited about. These pictographs are Barrier Style, a style…
Continue reading ➞ Bartlett Pictographs: Out Of This World Rock Art In Moab, Utah
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. At the end of this season, we spent a few days in Moab with my parents and the theme of this trip was rock art. While the Moonflower Canyon and Birthing Rock Petroglyphs…
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. This year when my parents came to visit, we kind of kept up the theme of visiting ruins and rock art. Last year we saw Butler Wash and House on Fire, this year…
Continue reading ➞ Easy Access Rock Art: Upper Sand Island Petroglyphs In Bluff, Utah
I feel like every time I do a new hike at Capitol Reef, it's my favorite and things were no different on my first visit of the year. Our plan was to drive Cathedral Valley Loop and camp a night out there, but as usual, things changed. Our new plan was to hike Cohab Canyon…
Continue reading ➞ Cohab Canyon Trail: Capitol Reef’s Best View
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 my first summer in Bullfrog is to visit Valley of the Gods. Well, it was one of the first things I did once I…
Continue reading ➞ Goosenecks State Park And Valley Of The Gods: Is It Worth It?
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Next up in my "things to do that aren't hiking" series is Bryce Canyon! I think Bryce Canyon is a park that a lot of people either skip in favor of nearby Zion…
Continue reading ➞ Visiting Bryce Canyon: The Best Things To Do That Aren’t Hiking
You already know I lovee all things dinosaur, and if you didn't, now you do. Last year I made sure to see the Trail Through Time in Colorado and got to see some dinosaur bones, but I decided I needed to see some dinosaur tracks in Moab on our last visit there for the 2018 summer.…
Capitol Reef might be my favorite national park in Utah. It's the one I've lived the closest to making it the easiest for me to explore and makes for a great weekend trip in Utah. While it has a ton of awesome hikes, there are so many cool things to do that involve little to…
Continue reading ➞ The Best Things To Do In Capitol Reef National Park If You Don’t Hike
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Zion National Park is the most popular national park in Utah, and for good reason. It's home to Angel's Landing, The Subway, and The Narrows, some of the best hikes in Utah. And…
Continue reading ➞ The Best Things To Do In Zion National Park That Aren’t Hiking