Our hunt for more crazy sandstone buttes and towers led us to the Utah-Arizona border — and directly into Monument Valley and to a little campground at Gouldings (on the Utah side of the border) — a compound that started as a trading post for the Navajo people and now
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Stop 53: Southeast Utah and Foray Into Three Other States
As we make our way through the rest of Utah in a clockwise direction, we landed in the cute town of Blanding… the perfect stop to view two (or more if you have the time) national monuments and explore the Four Corners area (in which Utah’s border touches three other
Stop 52: Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
We camped at a fairly large and older RV park in Green River — the town itself old and kind of rundown — as our hub for visits to two national parks and one state park during this stop in eastern Utah. We started this leg of the adventure at
Stop 51: Gawking, Loving Capitol Reef National Park
The route we took from Panguitch to Torrey (and Capitol Reef), while not officially a scenic byway, was beautiful nonetheless — up U.S 89 to Highways 69 and 24… and as we approached Torrey, the vistas became breathtaking — although even more so once we drove up and through the
Stop 50: Penchant for Panguitch (Utah)
We landed in Panguitch for a week to take in the many natural wonders that are located in this part of Utah… starting with the dramatic Red Canyon and Scenic Byway 12 (which leads to Bryce Canyon National Park, Kodachrome Basin State Park, and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument… and continues
Stop 48: Northern Utah Experiences
After leaving Wyoming, we camped at several places in northern and central Utah, starting with Bear Lake, continuing on to the Salt Lake City area in Draper, and ending in Mt. Pleasant. During this stop, we got our first taste of fall, both in terms of the temperatures and the
The Prequel: Zion National Park, Mojave National Preserve
While the real #JenRanAdventures does not begin officially until January 10, 2018, we decided to take a long weekend trip to Zion National Park, Utah, and the Mojave National Preserve, California. Zion National Park, located in southwest Utah, near Springdale, is a 146,000+ acre preserve established in 1919. The park