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Navajo Loop Switchbacks
There are a lot of hikes at Bryce Canyon National Park. We didn’t get to hit many of them during our first trip to the park, but a particular hike, the “Navajo Loop - Peek-A-Boo” trail is one that stole our hearts. The switchbacks seen here are a part of the initial 600 ft drop into the basin/wash. The walls suck you right on down, as you glare at the hoodoo shapes and texture. It’s quite the experience!
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Navajo Loop
Over Fall Break, we took a trip to Bryce Canyon National Park. It being my first time there, I was smitten by the unique features and beauty of yet another Utah National Park! I think Bryce Canyon has become my absolute favorite, so expect to see more photos showcasing its beauty and hikes.
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Sunrise on Timp
We had some great snowfall yesterday which lasted overnight to cover our nearby mountain peaks, including this photo of Timpanogos from my front room. Winter is definitely on its way, and I’m psyched to get snowboarding again soon!
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The World Below
It’s been a while since I’ve headed up to Squaw Peak here in Utah to capture the Fall colors, and so yesterday was that day. I found this little location on a backroad that took me on an unpaved area around the back of the mountain. After parking and hiking around a bit, I found an easy spot to view the sunset and the world below.
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Exploring Sundance
Early this summer, we took the kids up to Sundance Ski Resort to ride on the lift. It was a gorgeous evening, and had a blast riding together on Ray’s Lift.
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An Escalante Sunset
A few months back, I took the family down to southern Utah to visit Escalante National Monument. We had such a blast camping, as we had passed peak season, and we were just about the only people staying over in the wonderful campsites they have there.
The sunset on a particular everning seemed to be on fire, and I was lucky enough to get a hold of it. Not only does the area offer great hiking, but slot canyoneering, 4x4 activites, swimming under waterfalls, and searching for Anasazi Indian petroglyphs are also bonus activities here. This is definitely a place which we want to get back to.
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Scout Falls
I found a neat setting on my P&S which allows greater control for waterfall photos - this was taken with the “Fireworks” setting. Seems logical, as I wanted the streaming water, much like the streaming fireworks.
On a hike up to Timpanogos, I took only my P&S camera due to weight, and with a little editing, I think I found a decent photo. Timpanogos is an amazing hike. Climbing from about 7800’ to 11,700’ in a day will kick just about anyone’s behind. It’s about a 5 hr hike from the bottom of Timpanooke to the summit, and this is a photo of Scout Falls - just 40-45 minutes from the Timpanooke parking lot. An easy hike with kids for such a beautiful location!
Take a look at my hike with MotionX for the iPhone here.
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Backcountry Sunset
This weekend I joined our local scout troop to backpack Mt. Timpanogos for an overnighter. After the sun had gone down, the colors in the sky kicked into high gear. I captured this with the “Sunset” setting on the P&S Panasonic DMC-FP1 camera.
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Flowering Cactus
I was surprised to find a flowering cactus in the middle of the Utah desert. There were yellow and pink versions, and a bunch had bees finding nectar!
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Escalante Natural Bridge
I feel really lucky to be able to hang with a great scout troop and visit Utah’s beautiful wilderness. A few weeks back, our excursions took us to Escalante National Monument where we setup camp and hiked around Southern Utah’s Anasazi Indian country. The landscape was amazing - slightly different than Moab or Zion - lots of water, lush green trees, but also still hot and sandy. We had a blast!
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Double O Arch
Way back in the Devil’s Garden area of Arches National Park is the beautiful Double O Arch. This photo is looking north, after you pass through the bottom arch and climb up a small hill to look back towards the trail.
The arches are incredible. At one time this park was a mound of salt beds, which were replaced in some places with sandstone. Water eroded the salt beds, and water and wind eroded the sandstone where with just the right amount of hardness and pressure these arches remain. Since 1970, 43 arches have collapsed due to erosion with somewhere over 2000 still remaining.
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Landscape Arch
This arch is famous - as the 2nd longest arch in the world, and the longest in Arches National Park with a length of around 290 feet (88.4 m) long.
In the recent decade+, Landscape Arch has been getting thinner - where 3 slabs have fallen off in lengths of 30, 47, and 70 feet each. Now, the thinnest area of the arch on the right is said to be just 6 feet thick - making me wonder how has this arch stayed standing!?
The trail to Landscape Arch is about 1 mile one-way from the Devil’s Garden trail head, and takes < 30 min to get there. It’s also relatively flat and easy. If you decide to carry on further, the hike after this gets a bit more rigorous; there are other arches up the trail which are just as beautiful and the locations are unbelievably serene. If you can hack it, the Devil’s Garden loop is one of my favorite hikes in the park thus far (our 6 yr old did this loop) and I highly recommend it. But be sure to bring along adequate water and snacks!
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Hike With Me
The Park Avenue hike in Arches National Park is known for being an easy introduction to what’s in store for any visitor. Sheer sandstone walls, balanced rocks, desert flowers, sandy washes, and monumental pillars all line-up along the hiking trail in their beautiful colors to invite you further into the adventure.
While I would consider many other hikes more exciting, this one shouldn’t be missed for first-timers or those with kids. The hike will take you about 30-35 minutes one-way, and it’s best to have someone pick you up at the exit end of the hike so that a return-trip isn’t needed.
Are you ready!?
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Delicate Arch - Moab, UT
Delicate Arch is a must-see for anyone visiting Arches National Park near Moab, UT. This arch is on the Utah license plate - and is the unofficial symbol of Utah. The hike to Delicate Arch is just over 3 miles round-trip, and takes a family with young kids just under 1 hour there, and about 40 minutes back. Thus, we noticed many people making the trek half-way and turning around (what a shame!).
Delicate Arch precludes a cliff, and sits in a giant sandstone bowl. The last 100 feet or so until the bowl also has you walk along a 5-6 foot wide path which has a cliff on one side. So the whole journey is not for the faint of heart. But, the hike is definitely worth it!
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Zion National Park Canyon
Standing at the Middle Pool of the Emerald Pools Trail, you get a great view of the eastern mountains in Zion National Park.
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