The last time we were in Zion, we managed to avoid seeing anyone else for hours while navigating through Mystery canyon, even though it was the busiest day of the year. Although our initial plan of exploring slot canyons had to change due to rain, Zion is probably the best backup plan anyone can hope for.
Continue reading “Zion: we can’t get enough of this park!”A magical day in Canyonlands
Having arrived to the campsite at night, the rising sun brought our first sight of the magical landscape. A giant sandstone finger pointing to the heavens glowed red with first light, and we watched it shrink into the horizon as we scraped frost from our windshield and headed into the park.
Continue reading “A magical day in Canyonlands”March’s Arches
We were thinking about our van life during our European summer, so we tricked out our CR-V with a bed and headed East to find the sandstone in southern Utah and Northern Arizona. The first stop on our road tip was Arches National park. It’s a place we’ve both wanted to go to for a long time, and we were excited to finally explore! We were up with the sun, and headed in.
Continue reading “March’s Arches”Mystery Canyoneering 101
This was our first trip to Zion National Park! It has been on Melanie’s top 5 for ages and we finally made it – and boy did the park show us its best.
Over the last four years, Melanie and I have done a decent amount of rock climbing. The goal is always up there. This was opposite day, with the prize down below and awesome rappels to reach them. Continue reading “Mystery Canyoneering 101”