While spending several days exploring Greater Zion, I wanted to share my 5 tips to visiting popular national parks and avoiding crowds. Zion Canyon is the most popular area in Zion National Park. The majority of visitors only go there. But there’s so much more to see and that’s the case with other popular … Continue reading
Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks get droves of tourist, but Fossil Butte National Monument in southwest Wyoming, not so much. I had seen the national monument signs multiple times driving Interstate-80. For some reason, I decided a frigid winter morning was the perfect time to detour on a road trip from Heber City, Utah … Continue reading
If you’re already planning for spring, summer and fall travel, getting in the outdoors might be high on your list. Popular national parks like Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone and Grand Canyon can be packed in summer, especially in July and August. There are 423 national park sites, including the 63 national parks. Here are some tips … Continue reading
Fantasy Canyon near Vernal is unlike anywhere else I’ve visited in Utah. It’s filled with faces, animals and images created over time in the weathered sandstone rising out of the clay beds. The landscape looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. This is a place to let your imagination run wild as you … Continue reading
Did you know Colorado was once home to giant redwood trees, similar to those found in California and Oregon? Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is considered one of the world’s richest fossil deposits. It has yielded more than 50,000 museum fossil specimens from over 1,700 species including 1,500 insects, 150 plants and one of the … Continue reading
The west side of Rocky Mountain National Park is the wetter side. The Grand Lake side is also the less traveled side. Your odds of seeing a moose are much higher on the west side. I was spending one night at Grand Lake Lodge because I was doing some live and taped television segments from … Continue reading
Dinosaur National Monument is one of the most unique places on earth, partly because it is home to one of the richest known fossil beds. There are bones from over 500 dinosaurs and ten species entombed in ancient river sediments called Morrison sandstone. The remains date back to the Jurassic Period 150 million years ago. … Continue reading
It was my second visit to Zion National Park and I only had a couple of hours to get in a hike. I decided to do an early morning drive from Springdale up the curvy Mount Carmel Road. The scenic road is scenery galore. It’s magical watching the sun’s glow overtake the shadows in the … Continue reading
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