Zion National Park is an oasis in the desert, with spectacular green scenery throughout a deep canyon. It’s located in southern Utah.
The Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway is a scenic drive that runs through Zion National Park in Utah. We drove the highway from the east entrance of the park to the Zion Canyon Visitor Center.
Cedar Breaks National Monument protects a spectacular natural amphitheater that runs three miles long and ½ mile deep. It’s similar to the amphitheater at nearby Bryce Canyon National Park but more eroded.
Before visiting Cedar Breaks National Monument, we stopped in Cedar City, Utah. This small city is famous for the annual Utah Shakespeare Festival.
We drove through the small town of Panguitch, Utah, after visiting Bryce Canyon National Park. It was settled by Mormon pioneers in 1865, abandoned, and resettled again in 1871. The town was incorporated in 1899.
The Navajo Loop Trail is one of the spectacular routes into the Bryce Amphitheater at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. It starts and ends at Sunset Point.
The Queens Garden Trail is one of the most popular trails at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. It takes visitors down into the famed Bryce Amphitheater from Sunrise Point.
Rainbow Point is at the very end of the Bryce Canyon Scenic Drive at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. From the viewpoint, you can see the entire park to the north as well as take in some great views of the landscape.
When you’re done admiring the Bryce Amphitheater, you can get some more spectacular scenery by taking the Bryce Canyon Scenic Drive. There are several viewpoints along the 18 mile road through Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah that ends at Rainbow Point.
Bryce Point is one of the four spectacular viewpoints of the Bryce Amphitheater at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. You can reach it by car, shuttle, or hiking all or part of the the 5.5 mile Rim Trail.