Southern Utah
December 3, 2023
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:
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, The Delicate 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
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