Some of the Places We Have Been So Far on This Trip Part 1

Some of the Places We Have Been So Far on This Trip Part 1

We’ve been hanging out mostly in the same couple of square inches on the map of Southeastern Utah for almost 2 months. (Plus the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.) Here are some of the places we have been not as well known as the National Parks.

Red Hills Desert Garden, St George

We were at the St George Chabad for Shavuot and took in this local attraction before the holiday started. A lovely garden which even had dinosaur footprints in a section of rock!

Navajo Lake and Cascade Falls, Duck Creek Village, Dixie National Forest

Navajo Lake, high up at an altitude of 9,000 feet in Dixie National Forest, was naturally formed when a lava flow blocked the eastern end of a valley. The lake is the headwaters of the Virgin River which carved Zion Canyon. The lake drains into sinkholes in the lava and part of the water emerges out of a cave in the rock at Cascade Falls. The trail to the falls has a wonderful view of Zion in the distance.

Candy Cliffs, Yant Flat, Dixie National Forest

A long sketchy road with beautiful views along the way led to this very out of the way place. Being out of the way meant we practically had the place to ourselves 😊

The trail started off with a walk though a mostly forested area with different types of cacti in full beautiful spring bloom. When we got to the overlook of the Dr Seussian “Candy Cliff” basin, we clambered down to the whimsical rock domes to play.

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Kanab. One of the main attractions here is sandboarding down the dunes. We were happy just to watch.