Wow, these places feel like they belong on Doctor Who! I’ve never seen anything like this in person. Amazing. ~WaterGirl
Wag
In May of this year, COVID threw us for a loop. We had plans to take our twins on a trip to Peru for a trek to Machu Picchu. Needless to say, those plans got tossed out the window. We still had 2 weeks off from work, so we decided to do something a little closer to home that would allow some socially distant adventure. We looked around for a few options, and decided on a camping/AirBnB trip to Utah and northern Arizona. With a lot of care, we were able to do a great trip with minimal interaction outside of the family bubble. We visited Gooseneck State Park and Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah, along with Glen Canyon National Recreation area in AZ/UT. All in all a great trip.
Gooseneck State Park packs an incredible view in a tiny park. the park is really small, just 10 acres, perched on the edge of a canyon that drops hundreds of feet down to the San Juan River. The ting that is so amazing about the park is the course of the river, which has carved an amazing canyon of incised meanders over millions of years. On previous visits I have done a brief drive by, stopping at the height of the day to see the view, then moving on. On this trip, we decided to camp on the canyon’s edge. It is a very primitive park, with no water, and only picnic tables on the bare rock mesa top. Despite this, the views in the evening rewarded the stay. As the light lengthened and then when the stars came out, it was magic. I need to learn how to shoot stars like Bill does, because the Milky Way was stunning.
On The Road – Wag – Parks and Rec (Areas) in UtahPost + Comments (32)