Hiking the west rim trail in Zion National Park

Zion is our favorite Utah national park. It is spectacularly magnificent. We have hiked most of the trails in the canyon except the Angel’s Landing Trail because I don’t handle exposure well and Angel’s Landing has that in spades. (See this video for some idea of the challenging part of the trail.) However, the trail […]

Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

On our way to Zion National Park we stopped at the Valley of Fire State Park east of Las Vegas. We first went to the visitor center to get some recommendations on hikes and things to see. A European couple in front of us was getting directions to some out of the way place (not […]

Southern Utah National Parks 2012

We began our southern Utah vacation this morning, dropping my Mom off after she spent Mother’s day with us, and then driving on to Henderson, NV. Our plans include hiking and/or biking in Valley of Fire State Park, Zion National Park, Bryce National Park, Kodachrome Basin State Park, the Burr Trail, Arches National Park, Canyonlands […]