NATIONAL PARKS
Canyonlands National Park
This sprawling National Park is comprised of countless canyons, mesas and buttes separated into three districts – Island in the Sky, the Needles, and the Maze. Island in the Sky has many hiking trails and amazing scenic viewpoints. Grand View Point offers a 360-degree panoramic view of the deep canyons below. The Needles District offers a very different beauty, with remote loop hikes to spectacular red rock gardens. Off- road vehicles and bikes are permitted on the 100-mile (161-km) White Rim Trail. The remote Maze District is Canyonlands’ most jumbled stone playground, requiring backcountry-use permits year-round.
www.nps.gov/cany
Trail Tips The Island in the Sky’s
Mesa Arch Trail (.5mi/.8km) at sunrise cannot be missed. Perched on a cliff, the arch is lit on fire by the rising sun. It captivates. Beyond, a spectacular view of Utah’s infinite Canyon Country.
Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce’s original inhabitants, the Paiutes, believed that the rock figures were people turned to stone by angry gods. Rose-coloured spires, fins and mazes haunt our imagination and beckon us to explore them more closely. Hiking and horseback trails wind through the park, both along the rim and down among the towering rock formations called ‘hoodoos’. An optional shuttle system (late May until mid-September) connects all major natural amphitheatres along the western rim; private vehicles are allowed. Evening rodeos, cowboy entertainment, scenic flights, mountain biking and cross-country skiing trails are all found on the outskirts of the park.
www.nps.gov/brca
Trail Tips By day, hike the Navajo
Loop Trail (1.3mi/2.2km) from Sunset Point into the park’s iconic hoodoos. By night, stargaze at 9,000 feet (2,700 m). The longest active astronomy program in the National Park Service inspires unforgettable awe.
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