Dry Fork Narrows

May 28, 2015

Dry Fork Narrows, Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument, Utah. 

From our campground in Hatch, we drove 72 miles passing through Escalante and turning right on Hole-in-the-Rock Road.  Hole-in-the-Rock Road is an unpaved road of variable quality offering different intensities of unwanted full body massage. We drove 26 miles and stopped at the first parking area.  We had to walk a mile to get to the trailhead where the second parking area’s located.  Unfortunately, it’s only accessible by high clearance vehicles.

We descended about one mile to the mouth of the slot canyon.  There wasn’t a prescribed trail but we were told at the Visitor’s Center to follow the cairns.  The Dry Fork Narrows is about 2-miles round-trip. 

We would’ve wanted to explore Peek-a-boo Slot Canyon too but the clouds turned dark and threatening.  However, Pete climbed 12 feet up to the entrance to have a sneak peek.    

Burr Trail Drive

May 31, 2015

Burr Trail Road – Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah.

Bryce with Brontë

May 22, 2015

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.  Sunrise to Sunset Points, the only dog-friendly trail in the park.

Other Bryce Canyon Images 

Hoodoo You Love?

May 17, 2015

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.

I’ve never seen anything quite like it in my travels here in the US and abroad.  The vast amphitheater of weird-shaped rock pillars and geologic formations mesmerized the (fairly) seasoned traveller in me.  “Hoodoo do you love?” they asked in their sweet, enchanting voices.  “You, I love all of you,” I replied.

Pete and I hiked the 3-mile Queens Garden/Navajo Combination Loop, heeding the Bryce Canyon National Park Hiking Guide’s recommendation of clockwise direction.  I’m not sure though if it made any difference.  Either way, I would’ve have been out of breath climbing up.