Slot canyons are slot canyons, especially if they aren’t very narrow, but two very special “slot” canyons in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument are found in the Egypt section of the park. Fence Canyon is a very typical Escalante canyon, with…
One of the things we’ve found in hiking mountains is that the pretty mountain is nicer from another nearby mountain than from the pretty mountain itself. Pike’s Peak is no exception to this, and Raspberry Mountain is an awesome place…
Badwater Basin is the lowest elevation in the USA at 282ft. (86m.) below sea level. Located in Death Valley National Park, CA, it is easily accessible from the park road. However, there’s more to Badwater than getting out of your…
Fisher Towers is a small BLM-managed park just outside of Moab, UT. The main attraction is the thin, red, sandstone “towers” that stand away from a cliff edge. There is a trail that takes you up among the towers, and…
Canyon Rims Recreation Area is a fairly small, fairly undeveloped park that overlooks Canyonlands National Park. It can be compared to Dead Horse State Park and Island in the Sky (Canyonlands National Park), but this is better than either one,…