After zipping through the Escalante National Staircase, we kept going past Bryce on UT12 and took UT89 south to a campground that used to be a KOA near Glendale UT. From here we could take day trips to Bryce, Cedar Breaks and Zion. I’ve stayed in this park before (when it was a KOA), and…
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On the downward, southern, side of Boulder Mountain, UT12 passes through the small town of Boulder and then out along a narrowing mesa top which ends at the ‘Hogback’. The mesa is just slightly larger than the road at this point and I remember the first time I drove this route, I literally thought that…
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After leaving the Capitol Reef in the early afternoon, we continued west on UT24 a short way and then turned south on UT12. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, UT12 is the most spectacular road trip ever! Apparently, lots of folk agree because it has now turned in to an official scenic…
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On Friday morning we left Moab first thing in the morning. It had rained overnight so we had to pack up wet. Luckily we had enough room in the van to keep the wet tent away from our other gear — and it dried quickly. We had a long day planned: Capitol Reef, Bolder Mountain,…
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After leaving Arches in the early afternoon, we zipped up UT-191 northward to the Island in the Sky. The Island is a large mesa that juts out into the Canyonlands. Along the north-west facing part of the mesa you look out over the canyon made by the Green River. Along the south-east facing part of…
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The day started with some relatively clear weather — the storms of the previous night had moved along. This was our last day in the Moab area so we were heading the Arches National Park. We left early to beat the inevitable crowds and managed to spend half of the day walking a few short…
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On our first day in the Moab area, the weather was fairly heavily overcast. It had rained during the night and was threatening to continue during the day. We decided that we’d head south on UT-191 to the Needles District of the Canyonlands National Park and try our luck there. The turnoff from UT-191 onto…
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The ‘short’ route to Moab is to travel I-70 to UT-191 and then head south passing by Arches and into town. The ‘better’ way is to leave I-70 early and travel down UT-128. This highway leads down to the Colorado River and then travels along side of the river until it reaches Moab. This router…
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On Tuesday morning, we were off on the I-70 through the Rockies. It’s a nice drive and we had pretty nice weather — a few days after we went through, snow closed the I-70, so our timing was good! Once through the Rockies, the road slides past the Grand Mesa and then the rock walls…
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