Southern Utah

Okay here we go finally....

Day one......

started off in Moab, hiked to the delicate arch and then hung out in town, paid a visit to the castle creek winery and moab brewery :)

view of the arch from the window on the way in

Day 2 - On the way to calf creek falls we stopped in goblin valley, and coral reef state park, this began the road trip of utah scenic route 12. Right before the turn off from route 24 to route 12 there is a ghost town "giles" set off a mile or two from the road, we tried to go back and check it out but there was a stream flooding the dirt road to get back there....guess thats why its abandoned.

The Izzie Goblin

Day 3...After camping in the nice and peaceful campground in calf creek, which i would definitly recommend, we hiked to the falls. People claim is is a 5 hour hike round trip, as it is 6 miles, however we managed to do it in an hour and it was quite easy. the falls were for sure worth it, below is a picture of it and one of the most horrid bugs i have ever seen in my life, the jerusalem cricket just hanging out in the campground, it was like half bee half monster

Calf Creek Falls

Day 4...We packed up and headed into Escalante, on the way we stopped to try to find some hidden petroglyphs the campground host recommended but were unsuccessful. On our way to the Bryce Canyon campground we stopped for a day hike in Willis Creek, a slot canyon near cannonville, wasnt the best of slot canyons but it wasnt far out of the way. Arrived in Bryce early and were able to look around.

Willis Creek

Day 5...Got up early to see sunrise over Bryce Canyon....pretty place however its not worth all the hype and people. Red canyon is a few miles down the road, and is free, just as beautiful, and not as many people. Tropic Resevoir inbetween the two canyons is a nice secluded place with a campground as well as tons of fish

Sunrise over Bryce Canyon

Thats all for now