Our Southwest Adventures so far

Antelope Island State Park, Salt Lake City, UT

Dan and I departed from Portland last Friday morning on our road trip adventure to the southwest. Our first stop was in Boise, ID to visit a professor from college and grab some lunch at a cool little pizza joint called Flying Pie Pizza. After departing Boise, we made our way to our campsite on Antelope Island in the Salt Lake City, UT.

Dan on Antelope Island State Park, Salt Lake City, UT

Antelope on Antelope Island State Park, Salt Lake City, UT

We were lucky to have breakfast at our good friend Scott's house and he made some delicious banana french toast for us and it kept our tummies full for the next 6 hours of driving to Arches National Park. Going into Arches, we didn't have any campground reservations so were lucky to come across a primitive camping area with some space left. Once we claimed our spot, we set off to explore the park.

Dan and I on the Primitive Loop, Arches National Park, UT

Memorial Day weekend, as we learned, was a very busy weekend for the National Parks. We had to wait for parking spots, dodge pedestrians, and deal with foreign drivers from both Asia and Europe. It made for some interesting times.

Double O Arch, Arches National Park, UT

Arches was a beautiful park and had some amazing rock formations, none like we had ever seen before. After driving through the park, we decided to hike the Devil's Garden Trail to go see Landscape Arch. As we were walking through, we saw a sign with "Primitive Loop, Difficult Trail" and smiled. It got us away from the hundreds of people walking the same trail and gave us an up close view of the park. 6 miles and 4 hours later, we arrived back at the car after doing one of the most amazing hikes of our lives.

On the Devil's Garden Trail, Primitive Loop, Arches National Park, UT

Arches National Park, UT

more to come soon!