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Utah Part 2: Canyonlands
The second park we visited on our Utah excursion was Canyonlands. We decided to spend only one day (we needed to leave a little bit to explore for future trips). We hiked Horseshoe Canyon to the Great Gallery, which is located in the northern part of the park. One of the reasons we chose this hike is because of the petroglyphs and dinosaur prints along the trail. The trailhead is about 2.5 hours away from Moab and was added to Canyonlands in the 70s. I loved driving in Utah. The scenery is so different from what we have out east. We were glued to the windows. The miles went by…
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Hiking Through Utah Part 1: Arches
In May, my fiance and I travelled to southern Utah to explore the National Parks. This area has been on my travel list for the last couple of years and I’m so excited we were able to go on this trip. Here is a park by park recap to help you plan your trip to Utah! We flew into Salt Lake City. While we explored Arches and Canyonlands, we stayed in Moab (about 3.5 hours south of SLC). After we picked up the rental car and made our way south, it was about 3pm when we reached the park. We had 2 options: enter Arches via the main entrance near…