Travels through Utah
We’ve had a great last couple of weeks. Utah is such a cool state with so many interesting parks and odd geology and geography. We did a little circuit of a lot of the National Parks including Zion, Capitol Reef, The Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Monument Valley, Valley of the Gods and the Grand Canyon (North Rim this time).
Looking down onto the formations in Bryce Canyon
- The Checkerboard Mesa in Zion National Park
Exploring some red rock canyons
Dave on top of a natural arch
We had a little hire car and mostly camped in our tent but did take a hotel break every few days. Sleeping in a tent is not nearly as nice as Ginger with her nice comfy bed…. We do miss the old girl!
Camping – Not nearly as nice without Ginger-Lee.
The weather was also pretty good except for some really cold nights and wind.
Amazing and huge natural formations
Christine scrambling up red rocks
Great views from on top
Finding beauty in a harsh environment (it’s easier when you bring her with you!)
Natural arches and bridges aplenty
Great skylines
Even double arches!
and some snow capped peaks as well!
Wow – another arch!
We did do a hike most days on some very beautiful trails like this one
A great vista over the canyons
A panorama of one canyon (click for full size view)
Monument Valley (click for full size panorama)
Exploring in Monument Valley
From the canyon floor
Herds of bison in the Park (Grand Canyon)
On the edge of ‘The Big One!’
On the edge of ‘The Big One!’
We headed back to Las Vegas a few days before flying out to relax and get some errands done; ie Christine’s wedding dress fitting! We stayed just off the strip and only went for a wander on it to see the sights the last night. It was smokin hot with highs of over 40ºC everyday! We hung out by the pool or in our A/C apartment most of the time.
We flew back to Halifax on June 6th. We had a great welcoming committee, eventually, as our flight did arrive a tad early and no one was there!
In Halifax with the welcoming committee
But when they did get there there were flowers, Bride-To-Be badge plus a lot of our favourite people. Our welcome dinner was an awesome lobster dinner – yum!
About to rip into some fresh lobster
Since getting back here we’ve gotten ourselves organized and are now getting excited for the arrival of Dave’s parents at the end of this week! Can’t wait.
This weeks banner – Christine(s) in The Valley of the Gods
Head West, turn left and go! 