Little Wildhorse Canyon

Little Wildhorse Canyon

We left Moab today and headed to Torrey for a couple of days in Capitol Reef National Park. On the way we stopped for a hike into Little Wild Horse Canyon, just outside of Goblin Valley State Park. This is a slot canyon. It’s not the narrowest (I didn’t have to take […]

Canyonlands Needles District hike

Slick rock hiking in the Needles

Mark spent quite a bit of time looking for a scenic, 5-6 mile hike that the kids could do in the Needles district. His first suggestion was for me to take the Ridgeline 3.5 miles into Salt Creek Canyon and then hike from there. However, the road was closed […]

Canyonlands Island in the Sky

Wow! Island in the Sky is an apt description.

Colorado River from Dead Horse Point

There are three distinct areas in Canyonlands NP. The one we chose to visit today was Island in the Sky, high up on the mesa rim overlooking the magnificent canyons of the Colorado and Green Rivers. We started at […]