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Bryce and Zion Canyon

'Welcome to winter wonderland' would probably be the more suitable title here 😂 For the first time on our trip, the weather didn't cooperate for two days. During the short,...

"The Wild West" Part Two

The Grand Canyon was formed by the collision of the North American and Pacific tectonic plates. This led to the uplift of the Colorado Plateau about 50 million years ago. The...

Salt Lake City - A Day with the Mormons

13.06. / Monday / Salt Lake City It is quite cloudy, but around 20°C when we leave the hotel on foot at 9:30 am. We go to Temple Square, the Mormon complex in the city center....

Cedar Breaks National Monument & Bryce Canyon

After 2 nights in Sin City, we continue to Utah, back to nature, passing through Zion National Park, over Cedar Breaks National Monument and Red Canyon to Bryce Canyon National...

Zion National Park

See cover picture, this is how you can end a day. We are sitting comfortably on our terrace, enjoying the peace and the view. But let's start from the beginning. First of all,...

Day 11: Monument Valley and Horseshoe Bend

On the Road in the Wild West

Zion & Bryce Canyon National Park

Wow, I've been here for a month already! Somehow it's a little sad. Right now, I'd most like to extend by a year 😊😊😊 I used to be the queen of homesickness, but on this trip,...

Zion National Park

The Zion NP encompasses an area of canyons and steep mountain walls, creating a rather colorful picture. The female M has confidently selected the only two hikes rated as...

Day 12: Zion National Park

Natural Wonder of Utah

Monument Valley & Goodbye Anthony

Hello from Flagstaff, North Arizona, After 5 fun, highly exciting, beautiful but also exhausting days of road trip with Anthony, I am now traveling alone again. Well, not really...

Canyonlands National Park

We spent almost two full days in Arches NP, so now we only have one day left for Canyonlands NP. We will spend that in the Island-in-the-Sky section. The Canyonlands NP is an...

Arches National Park

After 9 days in the cool Wyoming - with temperatures often around +/-30°C - we embarked on a move of about 900km to the warmer south - in Moab, the temperature hovered around...

Into the deep - Navajo Loop Trail in Bryce Canyon

After following the trail in Zion Canyon yesterday, we headed towards Bryce Canyon to see this canyon again. We first drove along the rim to the end of the route, Rainbow Point,...

What an adventure! - Along and in the "raging" Virgin River in Zion National Park

La Verkin, just outside the gates of Zion National Park, is the starting point for a very special hike that we have been planning since 2017. In 2017, we were at Zion National...

Bryce Canyon National Park

There isn't much to say about Bryce Canyon. It is a magical land of colors and shapes that has once again impressed us. The most beautiful and abundant erosion debris can be...

Salt Lake City

09.08.24 From Brian Head to Salt Lake City The Brian Head Lodge is a really nice hotel. The staff is very friendly and we can get fresh coffee at 5 AM (jetlag) in the morning....

Day 4: Zion National Park - The Narrows

Day 4: Zion National Park - The Narrows Once again, our day begins early, this time with the alarm clock at 6 a.m. We quickly go through our morning routine and an hour later we...

Dinosaur tracks and Zion NP

The Dino (Tracks) Museum in St. George did what it promised. There were hundreds of dinosaur tracks to admire, some of them very well preserved. Including a print that is the...

Arrival and Zion National Park

Morning atmosphere at Otter Creek

Zion National Park

Allow me to introduce? Zion National Park. Location: Southwest Utah Size: 579 square miles Formation of the canyon: Approximately 170 million years ago Entrance to Zion...

Day 5: Salt Lake City, Antelope Island, and Tatanka

Today we wanted to explore the downtown area of Salt Lake City. First, we drove to the Utah State Capitol, which is located on a hill in the north of the city. It is a...

From Las Vegas to Brian Head

08/07/24 Tiring night, sleeping didn’t really work out 🫣 We are wide awake around 4 AM and stand in front of Walmart at 6 to stock up on essentials. Then we head north on...

3. Tag: A guy from Manchester

The morning started like the last one: early. I bet I'll sleep normally the day I head home. And then the next week will be fun. But at my age, sleep is overrated anyway. For...

Beautiful rocks

The trail took us from Monument Valley - where we stayed for expensive but great views - deeper into beautiful, barren and usually dry Utah. After a cool night it got warmer and...

Arrival and Capitol Reef National Park

9.10. Flagstaff is the starting point for the Grand Canyon. Since we saw it last time, we leave it out this time and head towards Page. Before that, we admire the Horseshoe...

Day 20 - Lake Powell - Zion National Park

Today we drove through Lake Powell by chance. This is a reservoir with many houseboats and yachts. We only stayed for a short time. We continued to...

Utah's south and the important three

Drive from Churzit in a short time through three states, Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah, to Jackson. Most cities/towns have been founded by European Mormons, so I drive through Paris,...