Yesterday we had a leisurely start leaving Richfield at noon to drive less than three hours to Zion NP. We stayed right in the park at Zion Lodge - I thought it looked so beautiful right in the middle of the canyon when we were here last time that I had to come back here. We arrived before 4pm after a lunch stop in Cedar City and booked into our room which is at the back of the lodge but looking out on trees and a rock face. The room is lovely and has a balcony o...

The weather forecast for today wasn't good but it looked like the rain was behind us as we headed up the side of the hill and into Arches NP. Again we are amazed at the sights all around us as we drive the short distance to the first viewpoint - large red rock formations and beautiful views of them all around. We took photos of the three gossips - rock formations high up at the top of a rock slab. We drove further into the park and were amazed at cove arch and th...

We drove the 45 miles from Bluff through a town called Mexican Hat :-) to get to Monument Valley. It was hard not to be in awe at the sights as we got closer - huge mesas and buttes rising from the canyon floor. We took a private tour that wove us through beautiful sights at every turn - lucky we didn't take the might Mitsubishi out there as the road was very rough. From Monument Valley we headed north to Canyonlands National Park arriving early afternoon. The l...