Roaming in Wyoming

June 8 - 10, 2015

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Mormon Row Historic District

Hidden Falls

Good morning!  We got up early in the hopes of spotting wildlife. We encountered a herd of elk cows.

Pronghorn

Ground Squirrel

Black-billed Magpie with a growth on its wing.  I sent this photo to the National Parks Conservation Association to find out if it's a disease but I never got a reply.

What could this critter be?

Pa’rus Trail

May 19, 2015

Pa’rus Trail.  Zion National Park, Utah.

Pa’rus Trail is an easy 3.5 mile-hike (round trip) from the Visitor’s Center to Canyon Junction that offers stunning vistas. It’s the only trail in Zion National Park where dogs are allowed.  Yay for the whole pack!

Burr Trail Drive

May 31, 2015

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

Red Canyon

May 10, 2015

Red Canyon, Dixie National Forest, Utah.

Although we're located between Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks, we decided to start our Utah adventures by exploring Red Canyon.  It’s part of Dixie National Forest and is 10 miles from our campground.  What a way to kick off!  We hiked on Pink Ledges, Hoodoo, Birdseye and Photo Trails.  They’re about 3 miles round-trip through sagebrush, juniper and pinyon trees.

A River Runs Through It

Hatch, Utah.

We are now based between Bryce and Zion National Parks.  Our campground is nestled in Paunsagunt Plateau and Sevier River runs through it.  We would’ve wanted to stay by the water but full hookups aren’t available in the area.  Nevertheless, the whole pack’s content with the idyllic setting.  Brontë can fetch ball in the meadow and can get all muddied in the river retrieving long tree branches she thinks she can bring into the house (ha!).  

We’ve been exposed to various weather conditions – cold nights and early mornings, snow, hail, thunderstorms, strong winds and harsh Southern Utah sun.  But we LOVE it here!  We’re definitely coming back.