Cedar Breaks
We chose to travel to Cedar City, our base for visiting Cedar Breaks National Monument, via Scenic Byway SR143 which took us through Brian Head. This is a ski resort,… Read more Cedar Breaks →
Kodachrome and Bryce
Our next destination was Bryce Canyon, but on the way we stopped off at Kodachrome Basin State Park. It features many chimney formations and, believe me, these are not the… Read more Kodachrome and Bryce →
Escalante
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument lies between Capitol Reef and Bryce National Parks. We spent the next couple of nights in Escalante itself from where we hiked to Escalante Natural Bridge.… Read more Escalante →
Capitol Reef continued
Cathedral Valley Cathedral Valley is one of the most remote parts of Capitol Reef National Park. Accessed by fording the Fremont River, a 60-mile dirt road loops round features such as the Bentonite… Read more Capitol Reef continued →
Goblin Valley to Capitol Reef
The next National Park we headed for was Capitol Reef, stopping off on the way at Goblin Valley State Park. You can see how it got its name! These wee… Read more Goblin Valley to Capitol Reef →
Arches and Canyonlands
From Mexican Hat we headed north to Moab, a great base for both Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. We spent a full day in each, and wished we’d had longer,… Read more Arches and Canyonlands →
Mexican Hat
Mexican Hat gets its name from the weird rock formation on its outskirts. It’s a tiny place on the San Juan River where we’d stopped for coffee the year before after… Read more Mexican Hat →
Zion National Park
Our trip to Arizona in 2009 inspired us to see more of America’s Grand Circle and the following year we were back, this time in Southern Utah, one of the… Read more Zion National Park →
U is for Utah
When we visited Arizona in 2009, we crossed into Utah one day. Monument Valley straddles the state line and, after thoroughly exploring it – we went round the 17 mile loop… Read more U is for Utah →
