Deer Creek State Park
A reservoir stop in Heber Valley, with dog swims, mountain roads, family time, and Mount Timpanogos never far from view.
Rockport State Park
Five quiet nights at Rockport State Park, with reservoir walks, windy afternoons, and one very memorable skunk incident.
Antelope Island State Park
Where bison roam, trails climb above the Great Salt Lake, and wide-open views make this Utah destination unforgettable.
Huntington State Park
A smaller Utah state park with reservoir walks, cinnamon-colored buttes, and Jurassic National Monument nearby
Jurassic National Monument
A quiet monument built around one of the strangest Jurassic fossil quarries in the West
Dead Horse Point State Park
A half-day rim walk above the Colorado River
Canyonlands National Park | Island In The Sky
A peek into the Island in the Sky district, where rims, benches, rivers, roads, and rock layers stack into one massive desert landscape
Arches National Park
Arches is crowded, famous, and photographed constantly. It is also still better in person than it has any right to be
Moab, Utah
Our first pilgrimage to the church of red rock and big sky.
Navajo State Park
Big reservoir views and quiet camp days in our first Colorado state park.