As we read more about places we want to go on our trip, we’ve modified our itinerary somewhat. This is perfectly fine, as we have almost a month before the trip. We initially planned to stop off at Mesa Verde on our way up to Utah, but our most recent conclusion is that we skip it for now and make it a weekend trip in its own right. So now, we’re looking at something like this:
- Day 1: Drive to Moab, perhaps see some of one of the national or state parks in the area. (Sunset at Islands in the Sky?)
- Day 2: Arches
- Day 3: Arches/Canyonlands/Dead Horse Point
- Day 4: Drive to Zion National Park
- Day 5: Zion
- Day 6: Zion
- Day 7: Zion
- Day 8: Drive to Bryce Canyon National Park, see a bit of it (Zion and Bryce are close, and we want to get to Bryce early to claim a campsite)
- Day 9: Bryce Canyon
- Day 10: Drive home
The coolest thing about this trip is that we are not staying at a single hotel/lodge/B&B. We will be sleeping in our awesome tent the entire trip. Before we moved out here, we dreamed of a vacation where we would sleep under the stars every night, and it looks like we’re getting that. It also makes us feel less guilty about the hundreds of dollars we spent on camping equipment.
I’m also super excited to do this hike, even if I am approximately 2% chickenshit when it comes to heights. I think I’ll just have to get over it!
La Vida Burqueña 