Sunday

A Trek Into The Mountains

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!

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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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-

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This is a Pueblo Indian grain storage place! Yay history, I feel like an archeologist on this trip.
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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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