May 21-28, 2023 – Utah (Part I)

Cleo is back at her beloved Utah :-)
Arriving in Utah …
… and back to one of our favorite State Parks in Utah, the “Snow Canyon State Park”.
Rolling petrified dunes, red and white sandstone cliffs, stark-black lava flows make a stunning landscape and a hiking paradise.
The campground and our campsite – located in the middle of the park.
Our campsite
Jenny’s Canyon we have not visited before.
Su looks kind of tiny in the huge Canyon 😉
The Pioneer Wall …
And the view from here is great … see on the next photo!
A couple Blue Jays joined us on the trail for a while.
All the different colors and formations are amazing !
White sandstone and a lava field.
Colorado Four O’Clock … opens up in the afternoon – sooo pretty!
Yucca in full bloom all over the park …
… as well as the Plains Pricklypear.
Next Stop is Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park.
Our Campsite
1,200 acres of pink sand dunes !!!
Popular destination for OHV enthusiasts ….
… “tiny” hikers …
… and “sand-surfers”
Of course we have to get to the tallest dune!
Reaching the top …
… we can see the wind working on the dunes!
And Susanne got a drone permit 🙂
… so we can see it all from above.
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Next stop – is Bryce Canyon …
… and we are lucky to get a walk-in campsite.
And a very nice one too!
Always amazing the Bryce Canyon views.
On the way down in the canyon … we can see the hoodoos from up close.
… and down in the canyon ….
… amazing scenery.
Another one of our favorite stops is Kodachrome Basin State Park in Utah.
We got a campsite for one night ….
.. in the Basin Campground.
… and moving to the Arch Campground for a couple days.
We go on trails we haven’t been before …
The rock is actually so soft – that over time the hand-prints getting pretty deep. The ranger told us that the sheep farmers started this a long time ago.
Here is “Mini-Su” again – yes the red dot at the bottom …LOL!
This is Jack !!! “Jack Rabbit” shows us his long ears.
A bicycle trip to the Chimney Rock.
And plenty of pretty wildflowers on the trail.
Stansbury’s Cliffrose everywhere – I wish I could send the smell to the website. The wonderful smell fills the air everywhere.
Ooooo nooooo – we saw this arch a few years ago.
It’s gone – but we know mother nature works here every day!
The trail is tricky in some places – but worth the effort.
A trip to Grand Staircase-Escalante ….
… to hike to Big Horn Canyon.
… one of the amazing slot canyons in this area.
Well yes, it got pretty narrow 🙂 … and have to squeeze through some areas.