Utah, Home of Arches and Canyons
I’ve never been to Utah and with 5 national parks all only 2 hours at most from each other we made plans to stay in the area and enjoy for a month. The first place we landed was a small private RV park found on Hipcamp. This place was out in the middle of the desert, 15 minutes from the main road. Our hosts were lovely and provided a wealth of extremely helpful information about visiting the area, both the main attractions (like Arches) and off-the-beaten-path places that were absent of people.
The first order of business though was to park the RV and promptly find some water to throw the paddleboards in before the sunset on the day we arrived. We found what was left of Ken’s Lake. The water was freezing, the mud was unforgivably sticky, but no one cared…well, at least the kids didn’t.
The host at our spot suggested going to Looking Glass Arch, which was off a deserted dirt road about 20 minutes away. We went at sunset and the kids had their first experience scrambling around these enchanting works of art crafted by erosion.
The last adventure we had while in this first stop in Utah was visiting the outskirts of the southern portion of Canyonlands, the Needles Overlook Trail, and it was our first peek into the enormous canyons that exist in this area of the country. It also was the start of my month-long issue with canyon-inspired vertigo.
