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Southern Utah

Southern Utah is like one giant National Park. One can spend months in this area. It has excellent hiking, climbing, mountain biking and kayaking opportunities. There is so much to see and do that photos really do not do it justice. An off road vehicle provides access to more remote areas which are also less crowded. The remote areas are very remote and one needs to be self sufficient. Desert roads spread out for tens of miles and hiking for help could be very difficult. It is really impossible to see it all on one trip. The summers are too hot so the best time to visit is in the fall or spring. The following parts of Southern Utah have their own page on this website:

Bryce National Park

Zion National Park

Paria Canyon

One of the many abandoned homesteads in Southern Utah

On the Colorado River near Moab

Colorado River

Colorado River

The Priest and the Nuns near Castle Valley

Fisher Towers

Spectacular Fisher Towers. The highest tower is 1000ft high!

Corona Arch is at the end of an easy 3 mile hike.

Corona Arch

Corona Arch

Bowtie Pothole Arch on the way to Corona Arch

Spectacular view of the Canyonlands National Park from the Dead Horse Point Overlook

Dead Horse Point Overlook

Dead Horse Point Overlook

Dead Horse Point Overlook

Dead Horse Point Overlook

Dead Horse Point Overlook

Dead Horse Point Overlook at sunset

Mesa Arch at sunrise

Mesa Arch at sunrise

Mesa Arch at sunrise

Mesa Arch at sunrise

Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky

Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky

Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky

Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky

Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky

Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky

Bear Ears

It is a desert after all and you can encounter many kinds of rattlesnakes

Canyonlands National Park - Needles Area

Canyonlands National Park - Needles Area

Canyonlands National Park - Needles Area

Indian Creek

Indian Creek

Indian Creek

Canyonlands, The Needles Area

Canyonlands, The Needles Area

Canyonlands National Park, Needles Overlook

Canyonlands National Park, The Needles

Easy hiking around the Needles

Indian Creek

Canyonlands National Park, Needles Overlook

Arches National Park

Arches National Park, The Delicate Arch

Arches National Park, The Delicate Arch

Arches National Park, The Delicate Arch

Arches National Park, Double Arch

Arches National Park, Double Arch

Arches National Park, Double Arch

Arches National Park

Arches National Park

Arches National Park

Arches National Park

Sand Dune Arch

Arches National Park, Turret Arch

Arches National Park, Turret Arch

Arches National Park, The Windows

Natural Bridges National Monument, trail to the Sipapu Bridge

Sipapu Bridge

Sipapu Bridge

Sipapu Bridge

Sipapu Bridge

Owachomo Bridge

Owachomo Bridge

spectacular desert scenery

Near Glen Reservoir. Unfortunately the Reservoir is dry.

Grand Staircase Escalante

Grand Staircase Escalante

Grand Staircase Escalante

Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Grand Staircase Escalante

Grand Staircase Escalante

Big Rock Candy Mountain

Big Rock Candy Mountain