Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Minus the lions and tigers… We strolled into Yellowstone to find that we had gone through a 60 degree temperature change. We were sitting at about 90 in Utah just 24 hours prior and now were cruising at a shivering 30 degrees. It was not what we were expecting. Thankfully we had a few extra layers with us just in case. We pulled into the park – exhausted, found a campsite even though…
After arches, we were somewhat skeptical about another desert destination (if you missed out on the last post, just think Sandstorm). The desert had proven its ability to be beautiful and challenging in quick succession. We had heard great things about hiking the Narrows (a hike done almost entirely in a stream, with steep cliffs high above on both sides) and figured that hiking in water would offset excessive heat and sandy shoes quite well. Plus, there had be some…
Arches National Park started off great. We drove overnight from Salida and arrived right as the sun was rising, creating magnificent silhouettes from the towering rock formations around us. We luckily pulled into our desired camping area (a first come first serve) just as another group was leaving. Our site was right on the Colorado River which had behind it, an imposing sandstone cliff. After setup, we took a few hour nap to compensate for our overnight travels then headed…