3 results posted with tag "Southern Utah"

Eclipse (without the Vampires)

Eclipse (without the Vampires)

When we planned our trip down south, we scheduled in order to deliberately avoid the crowds that come with Memorial Day weekend. Unbeknownst to us, a rare eclipse was taking place right in our very own red rock country, bringing thousands of people to see the “ring of fire” wherein the moon covered the sun […]

Zion National Park- Keyhole Canyon

Zion National Park- Keyhole Canyon

The next morning, we had only one goal- to tackle Keyhole Canyon on our own. We secured a permit at the  visitor’s center and then headed up to the trailhead. Since we were solo canyoneering for the first time, I was a tiny bit nervous, but another couple was heading in just in front of […]

Zion National Park- Instruction

Zion National Park- Instruction

The drive from Salt Lake City to Southern Utah is the best this time of year.  The fields and hills are still green before returning to their usual golden brown, and the temperatures are quite pleasant.  In some of our last available weeks before the intense summer heat hits down South, we spent the weekend […]