After we hiked to Spectra Point at Cedar Breaks National Monument and got back to our car it was getting pretty late. The sun was almost below the horizon. As we drove out through the park, though, we passed a few scenic vistas. "Why not stop, we're already going to be late getting to Bryce tonight," we agreed and swerved into the parking lot for ( Read more... )

In my previous blog I said that our 537 mile road trip Saturday was epic because we stopped at a park. Well, it wasn't just taking pictures from a supreme vista point 100 meters from the parking lot that made the day epic. It was that we crammed a hike into this very full day, too ( Read more... )

When we planned our trip out to Utah we figured that Saturday would be an all-driving day. Indeed, even with a 250 mile head start Friday night we drove 536 miles on Saturday. All on its own that would be a stout day of travel. But then I raised it to the epic level when I spotted that we could take a slight detour from the recommended route and ( Read more... )

Bryce, UT - Saturday, 5 Sep 2020, 11pm

Today has been a long day. We've driven a total of 537 miles from Bakersfield, CA to Bryce, UT. Along the way we made several stops, including one to hike at higher than 10,000' (3km) elevation!
Buh-Bye, Bakersfield
Our day started in Bakersfield, where we arrived last night at midnight. Even as I settled down ( Read more... )