Zion National Park (map / wiki) is split into two areas, Zion Canyon and Kolob Canyon. Zion Canyon is the larger of the two, and it contains the park’s two most popular attractions: Angels Landing and The Narrows. Angles Landing is a relatively short but undeniably epic hike. The last half mile from Scouts Read More …
Category: Utah
Bryce Canyon National Park (NP #44), Utah
Bryce Canyon National Park (map / wiki) is the most photogenic park in the system. The night before I entered Bryce Canyon National Park I camped in Dixie National Forest. I advise that anyone looking for an alternative to paying $20 to camp in Bryce should head into Dixie NF.
Capitol Reef National Park (NP #43), Utah
I’m not sure how obvious it is to you all, but things are moving along quite quickly here at AdventureBro Mobile HQ, and it’s getting hard for me to keep up. For that reason please don’t take my brief treatment of Capitol Reef to mean that it’s any less noteworthy (..or did my introduction just make that Read More …
Canyonlands National Park (NP #42), Utah
10/5/15 Canyonlands National Park (map / wiki) got the best of me again. I first heard about the White Rim Road two years ago when I visited Canyonlands National Park for the first time. It’s a 100 mile dirt road loop through the the lower canyon which makes use of the access roads for the now Read More …
Arches National Park (NP #41), Utah
I stayed at the Lazy Lizard Hostel in Moab the night before (9/26/15), and I got an early start out to Arches National Park (I recommend getting to the park early because the line stacks up). The day before I had mountain biked Slickrock Trail (wiki) so I was looking to take it easy. I Read More …
Day 6: Arches National Park, mile 1172
High Desert, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Roadship Element. Its 8 day mission: to explore strange new scenery, to seek out new life and novel personalities, to boldly go where ever I feel like. Captain’s log, Earth date: 09.6.02013 Yesterday, I entered a spectacular curiosity of nature located Read More …
Day 5: Canyonlands National Park, mile 1115
What a rush. Canyonlands National Park encompasses the merging of the Green River and the Colorado River and the massive canyons carved by each. There was a 100 mile off-road trail known as The White Rim Trail that looped the park and got you right up close to the inner canyon cliffs. I was Read More …
Night 4, Day 5 Capitol Reef National Park, mile 901
I made it to Capitol Reef with enough time to have camp set up before dusk. I met a curious man from the campsite across the road from me. He was a sun-beaten flower child with a silver pony-tail and moderate potbelly. He casually watched me deploy my rig for 15 minutes before coming Read More …
Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
Out of curiosity, I stopped off at the Escalante Petrified Forrest State Park. I was skeptical at first, but the $6 entry fee wound up being worth it for sure. The colors of the petrified trees were a bizarre kaleidoscope of yellow, orange, red, and an opaque grayish blue. The part that stood out Read More …
Night 3, Day 4: Bryce Canyon National Park, mile 770
I Arrived at the park just after sunset. After snagging the last spot at Sunset Campground, I threw up camp and made some pasta tomato sauce broccoli. While cooking I met some Chicago guys who lived in Salt Lake who were doing a similar trip as mine but in the opposite direction. They were Read More …