Adventure Travel
The Devils Garden Trail is one of the most popular in the park. Arrive early to try and get a parking spot. By 10am on a nice day, it will be difficult to park. There is pit toilet style bathrooms at the trailhead. The hike starts out as an easy path, well maintained with […]
The Park Avenue Trail is only one mile or two miles as an out and back. If parking at the first trail head, the trail descends into a wide canyon and down Courthouse wash with huge sandstone fins and walls on either side. It is an easy hike with impressive scenery. Along the hike […]
Wolfe Ranch is located a short distance from the Delicate Arch parking lot. There is pit toilet style bathrooms at the trail head. A short path over Salt Wash leads to a small 17 x 15 foot, one room cabin. The cabin and lot were built and settled by John Wesley Wolfe who was […]
Landscape Arch can be seen while hiking along the Devils Garden Trail. It comes into view from the trail a short distance away then the trail drops to a side trail and the intersection with the Primitive Trail. The arch is the second widest in the world at 290 feet wide. It looks like […]
The access to Pine Tree Arch is from a side trail off the Devils Garden Trail. It is the same trail to access Tunnel Arch. Pine Tree Arch is one of my favorites. I like that you can walk through the arch. Although, there is a sign stating the trail ends before you can […]
Tunnel Arch is a short hike from the Devils Garden Trail. The trail also goes to Pine Tree Arch. Tunnel Arch is a worthwhile short side trip. The easy path takes you down to a viewing area. The arch is a short distance away but there is no trail that takes you under the […]
Delicate Arch is one of the most popular hikes in the park. This is the arch that is on the Utah license plates. The hike is only 3 mile round trip but it is exposed to sunlight for the entire hike and is all up hill to the arch. I recommend this hike for […]
I decided to change my plans for the day because I was so tired of all the driving and waiting and more driving. Looking at my map, I spotted a few small monasteries that seemed nearby Lhasa. I asked my guide about them and he said he had never been to them before. He […]
Lhasa, the capitol of Tibet. A wonderful city that is starting to lose its appeal to modernization and construction of hotels and malls. Still there is much to see. It is best to spend at least 2-3 days when you arrive in Lhasa due to the altitude. At 12,000 feet above sea level, most people […]