2021 April
Grand Canyon & Utah - rugged mountains
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My travel companion, Alex, and I drove across Nevada into Arizona to visit the spectacular Grand Canyon National Park. Exposing nearly 2 billion years' worth of history in its formation, this breath-taking natural environment was more beautiful in real life than we had ever expected. We initially visited the popular South Rim, open year-round and an area packed with historic buildings surrounding the Grand Canyon Village. While it felt like a tourist trail, we were so pleased to be here.
We carried on up towards Utah, where a 7-hour drive in our trusted campervan took us into the tiny town of Emery. The next adventure takes us into Manti La-Sal National Forest, a similarly beautiful place filled with lakes, mountains, and deep sandstone canyons. The plan from here is to hike, white-water raft, and take advantage of all the cool stuff this 1.2 million acre forest has to offer a couple of travelers. Stay with us on the journey to find out what we decide to do next.
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The ancient land surrounding the Grand Canyon, carved by the Colorado River, was known to have been first inhabited by the Ancestral Puebloans.
Grand Canyon & Utah
Rugged mountains and riverbeds.