Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The city is the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which had a population of 1,257,936 at the 2020 census.
Arrive in Salt Lake City, UT any time today. Transfer on your own to the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Salt Lake City. Hotel Check in is at 4:00 PM. They can hold your bags if you arrive early so you can go and explore the surrounding area. Enjoy your evening in Salt Lake City, UT
Pick up the front Lobby of the Courtyard by Marriott. Then enjoy an easy four hour drive through the majestic Wasatch Mountains over Soldier Summit and through the Dinosaur Capital of Utah to Canyonlands National Park.
You will visit the second district of Canyonlands National Park: Island in the Sky. From this large mesa, you will witness a wilderness of countless canyons, buttes, mesas, and other geological features that were carved over millions of years by the Colorado and Green Rivers. You will get to hike along the rims of the canyon, visit one of the most photographed geological features in the park, Mesa Arch, and hike along the edge of the world out to Grandview Point, Murphy Point, or Upheaval Dome.
Once finished, you will retire to the local hot spots in Moab, UT for dinner and an enjoyable evening before retiring at the Homewood Suites by Hilton (or similar)
Lunch Included
Arches National Park provides an opportunity to explore some of the 2,000+ arches found within its borders. Some have described this park as timeless, dream-like, or from out of this world. With a variety of geological features including fault lines, petrified sand dunes, arches, bridges, balanced rocks, spires, and many others, the list of possibilities are endless in this landscape of ever changing formations.
Today, wake with the sun and visit Delicate Arch before the crowds arrive. Afterwards, travel further into the park and explore, Park Avenue, Windows Section, Balanced Rock, Courthouse Wash, and other areas on the front south side of the park. Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch, and Double Arch are all on the list of must see formations. Along with these well-known arches, if time allows, you will get the opportunity to explore the Cove of Caves, Garden of Eden, Petrified Sand dunes, Fiery Furnace Viewpoint, Double O Arch and others.
At the end of the day, you will return to Moab, Utah, for one more enjoyable evening before retiring to your hotel. Lodge for the night at the Homewood Suites by Hilton (or similar)
Breakfast & Lunch Included.
This morning, you will explore the other side of Moab with a scenic drive and hike along the Colorado River to the fantastic Petroglyph Panels, Dinosaur Tracks, and other geological formations found just outside the park.
Later in the morning you will transfer to Capitol Reef National Park along the San Rafael Swell and along the Fremont River with a stop in Green River, Utah, for lunch. (3 hour drive). Capitol Reef National Park is one of the hidden gems of Central Utah. Filled with cliffs, canyons, domes, bridges, petrified wood, geodes, and fruit orchards, it is one of the least visited parks in the US. All of this is tucked into the middle of the Waterfold Pocket, a 100 mile geologic monocline slowly being exposed by erosion.
With geological formations from the top layers of the Grand Canyon to the top of Mesa Verde, this park offers you the opportunity to experience 15+ unique rock layers all within a small area. Your guide will also share stories of the settlers and Native Americans who lived in this area for thousands of years where you’ll learn of the rich cultural history that goes along with the geological formations in this area. You will also see Petroglyphs and historic buildings left over by those who came before.
Your final stop for the day will be Sulfur Creek Overlook and Panoramic Point. Afterwards, you will retire to Torrey, Utah, for a relaxing evening at Capitol Reef Resort where you will lodge for the night.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included.
Enjoy the beautiful sunrise from your hotel balcony before returning to Capitol Reef National Park for a great morning of hiking and exploring more of this park. Options for today include Hickman Bridge, Cassidy Arch, Grand Wash, Cohab Canyon, Chimney Rock, and Sulphur Creek. Each one offers an experience unique to its own area with different rock layers being available for exploration.
Once finished, you will transfer to Bryce Canyon National Park (3-4 hour drive) along the Scenic Route 12, one of the most scenic roads in America. You will climb over the Aquarius Plateau (topping out at 9,600 feet), drive down into Boulder, Utah, then over the “Hogback” with a drop of hundreds of feet on either side of the narrow road, and traverse the labyrinth of canyons that form the Grand Staircase Escalante Monument.
Sunrise at the Rim of Bryce Canyon offers those willing to wake up with the sun the opportunity to see this landscape transform from a gray mass into a colorful wonderland filled with odd-shaped pillars and walls of rock. Hoodoos are found throughout the world, but these are colored in ways unmatched by any other area on earth. Spanning over 2000 feet in elevation, Bryce Canyon has three distinct climate zones within its borders.
Created by the processes of faulting, geological uplift, and frost wedging, this landscape has transformed itself into a playground for you to enjoy. From a comfortable walk along the rim to hiking the Queen's Garden/Navajo Loop trail or Fairyland Loop trail, you will have a full morning inside the hoodoos, spires, and other geological features in this park. Along with hiking, you have the opportunity to see pronghorns, antelope, deer, and other mammals on this high plateau.
Around lunch time, you will transfer to Zion National Park. (2 hours). Along the way, you will enjoy lunch at one of the many local eateries that are available. Coming into the east entrance of Zion National Park, you will witness the top layers of the largest sand dunes that have ever existed. You will enjoy the opportunity to see bighorn sheep climbing the area, ponderosa pine trees growing out of the side of sheer cliffs, and the individual layers of sand shaped and altered over millions of years.
Wake up early and explore the canyon or relax in the shadow of 3000+feet cliffs from the balcony of your hotel. Either way, you can’t go wrong. You can hike the Virgin River Narrows, traverse Angels Landing, walk to the Emerald Pools, or for those wanting to pack in the miles, climb up the East Rim Trail to the top of the park and visit Cable Mountain or Observation Point.
Once noon rolls around, you will depart the park for your journey back to Salt Lake City, Utah. (4.5 hours) Along the way, you will stop for lunch in historic Cedar City, Utah, and another break in Fillmore, Utah. Also you will travel along the Hurricane and Wasatch Fault lines. You should arrive in Salt Lake City by 6:00 pm where you can relax at your hotel for the evening.
Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Salt Lake City, UT or similar.
Enjoy your morning exploring Salt Lake City. Transfer to the Airport on your own and return home when you need to catch your flight. Enjoy your flights.
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