This weekend Matt and I trekked into the La Sal Mountains which are just 20 or so minutes from our campground. The change from red desert to cool beautiful mountain was lovely for the day!
Look, I even caught a trout in the beautiful lake at the almost top of the mountain! It was such clear water I could see the fish going after my hook!!
Sunday we drove to Capitol Reef National Park! It's really unique and pretty here. I'll post more about it later!
Sunday
Desert Shoutouts
I’d like to thank my brother for
outfitting Matt and I in awesome Patagonia. It really is perfect for being
outside all the time. My brother works at a Patagonia store right now and he’s
kind enough to send us awesome stuff!
I’d like to give a shoutout to my hat and sunglasses.
Without you I couldn’t see anything going on out here in the bright sunlight.
Speaking of bright sunlight, I’d like to thank my sunscreen
for protecting my pale skin from the all day sunrays.
I’d like to thank beef jerky and pistachio nuts for the
energy they give Matt and I on our hikes. Go protein!
I’d like to give a shoutout to my hiking boots. I didn’t
think I needed hiking boots at first because I have tennis shoes, hiking boots
are unnecessary. Well, now I believe hiking boots have saved my feet and ankles
from un-needed soreness.
I’d like to thank the inventor of travel trailers because I
love being out here. However, I would not like to be doing this in a tent. It’s
been raining off and on all week (why is it raining in the desert?) and the
poor tent campers cannot be very comfortable right now.
I’d like to thank the Desert of Utah for surprising me with
how unique and beautiful you are. I would have probably never come here if it
weren’t for our RV travels but now I believe this is one of the prettiest places
in America.
Lastly I’d like to thank the weather for being cool and
pleasant. It’s been nice hiking in 60-70 degree weather. I know these nice temps won't last!
Saturday
Canyonlands National Park- Island in the Sky
What a name huh? Island in the Sky, it sounds so magical.
The Island in the Sky section of Canyon Lands is beautiful and unique. We spent
about 7 hours exploring this week which I think covered it pretty good for us.
If you wanted to do some off roading on your bike on in a Jeep you could spend
much longer in this park. Here are some photos of our day in Canyonlands-
Fiery Furnace Hike
The Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park is on of the
coolest places in the park I think. We signed up for a Ranger led walk on this
section of the park. You have to either get a permit to hike in the Fiery
Furnace or sign up for the Ranger led hike because it looks pretty easy to get
lost in the maze of rocks if you don’t know what you're doing. We asked
about tickets for the ranger led walk on Saturday and they had availability on
the Monday hike. Make sure to ask a few days before you want to do this hike
because the hikes fill up daily.
Our ranger taught us about the rocks we saw and other things
along the way. The hike took about 3 hours but we went at a nice slow pace so
we could really enjoy it all. It rained for about half of our hike. I can't complain about the temperature or weather here so far even if it did rain on the hike because if I can hike for a few hours without becoming a sweaty mess that's ok with me!
Here are some photos from our Fiery Furnace hike!-
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