Biking Zion and Red Canyons

Today we drove from Zion to Bryce, but first we did a couple of bike rides. Starting from the visitor center, we rode Zion Canyon to the end of the road and back. This is not a very long ride, but it’s so impressive to look up at the sheer walls of the canyon. There […]

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 […]