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…
Rock Art and Ruins
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. 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…
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Moonflower Petroglyphs + Birthing Rock Petroglyphs: Must-See 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…
Easy Access Rock Art: Upper Sand Island Petroglyphs In Bluff, Utah
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…
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Visit Edge of the Cedars State Park in Blanding, Utah On Your Four Corners Road Trip
Edge of the Cedars State Park is kind of like the Anasazi State Park Museum in Boulder, but bigger. I remember every time we drove past the sign for it I just thought well, that looks like a terrible state park because I had no idea what it was and I'll be real, the landscape in that…
Anasazi State Park Museum: A Trip Back In Time In Boulder, Utah
After driving past the Anasazi State Park Museum in Boulder, Utah probably 5+ times a summer, last year I finally decided it was time to visit. I had recently read Finders Keepers and I became slightly obsessed with seeing ruins and anything related to them. The Anasazi Museum sometimes called the Anasazi Indian Village is…
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Hike To House On Fire Ruins In Mule Canyon
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. The House on Fire ruin is probably the most unique ruin site in Utah which should land it at the top of your Utah bucket list and road trip itinerary. I had no…
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Explore Ancient Ruins At Hovenweep National Monument
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Hovenweep National Monument is a small monument on the Colorado/Utah border, not too far from Cortez (Colorado) and Bluff (Utah,) but not particularly close to anything else other than the Canyon of the…
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Witch Zapping Reindeer, Or The 100 Hands Pictograph in Escalante
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. How I went two years without knowing about this hike and these petroglyphs is beyond me. The 100 Hands Pictograph hike in Escalante is a great, short hike if you're just passing through…
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Underwhelmed At Mesa Verde National Park
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. That title is just the start of a glowing review, right? Ehh, not really. But, I keep things real here and that means I'm here to tell you I didn't love Mesa Verde.…
Hike To The Butler Wash Ruins: The Perfect, Easy Ruin Hike
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. On our way to Blanding for some groceries for our houseboat trip, we decided to stop at the Butler Wash Ruins. I had seen the sign before but didn't actually know what to…
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Tikal at Almost Sunrise
I think I finally figured it out. I think I felt the same way about Tikal as I did about the Grand Canyon. I just didn't love it. I didn't hate it either though. Maybe I don't have this all figured out. It was my fourth and final ruin site. Maybe I was running out…
Lizard Spotting At The Tulum Ruins
There are affiliate links in here. If you purchase anything through them I get a tiny commission at no extra cost to you. Tulum was the second ruin site I visited on my trip, also in Mexico, and they were totally different than Coba. These were all open and oceanfront. I have to say, I…
Climbing Coba Ruins: A Perfect Cancun Day Trip
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. When I got to Mexico I didn't really know what to do in Cancun. Like at all. I knew there were beaches and Chichen Itza, but not much else. I decided to skip…
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