This is THE ONE stop that I cared about most on this trip – So much so that I did extensive research and booked a tour 6 months in advance. Anyone who is into photography has seen the unbelievable shots of inside these slot canyons and can understand the excitement and planning. And timing is everything here as the sun needs to be high enough in the sky to shine through the slots creating the […]
The Navajo Nation’s Monument Valley Park is one of the most majestic, and most photographed, points on earth. The great valley boasts sandstone masterpieces that tower at heights of 400 to 1,000 feet framed by scenic clouds casting shadows that graciously roam the desert floor. Every hour the sun and shadows shift creating another angle that accents these massive majestic formations. The park overwhelms you, not just by its beauty but also by its size. […]
All the hype about Arches is true and if you could pick one National Park in Utah to visit, in my opinion, this one should be it. And while it’s not that expansive compared to the others, from a photography standpoint, you could spend days here shooting all those arches from a hundred different angles. It was probably the most crowded park we had visited though thus far and parking was sometimes difficult. Also trying […]
Probably one of the best parts of the trip was the drive along Scenic Byway 12 through Escalante National Monument. With beautiful panoramic vistas in every direction, we must have pulled over 20 times to take photos. We also stopped in the little town of Escalante for lunch. Not a huge selection of restaurants but Escalante Outfitters Café was a great find and the sandwiches and paninis were made to order and delicious. They also […]
Capitol Reef was one of the places we had planned to stop that I didn’t know a lot about and wasn’t that excited to see. But my bucket list item of visiting every National Park in the US warranted a stop at the visitor center with my National Parks Passport. We had planned on just stopping there, getting the stamp, and then heading out but it was such a beautiful day and the park and […]