I left my hotel at Wingate in Hurricane at 6:20 in the morning. The air was still cool, and the horizon had just begun to glow with the first colors of dawn. I was lucky enough to win a permit for Angels Landing the day before, and today was my chance. The park requires hikers […]
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It was just after one in the afternoon when I left Moab, heading southwest in the direction of the National Monument. My goal was to reach it by sunset, but the landscape refused to let me hurry. Almost immediately, I found myself stopping again and again, unable to resist the call of the desert’s silent
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The morning light spread gently across the desert as I drove toward Devils Garden, the farthest reach of Arches National Park. The 18-mile stretch from the visitor center unfolded like a journey through time — layers of ochre, rust, and pale gold rising in sculpted walls on both sides of the road. In the distance,
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23rd October 2025 Morning Light and Silent Stone When I woke up this morning, I noticed the faint glimmer of moisture on the window. It had rained during the night. The air felt crisp and freshly washed, and though the sky remained thick with clouds, it was mercifully dry. After breakfast, I packed my luggage
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October 22 2025 The morning sun greeted me with a brilliant blue sky, a vast promise of clear light and wide-open space. I had slept the night before out in the remote grandeur of the Cathedral Valley region — at a simple lodge opposite the iconic grey-toned mesas that punctuate so many of the famous
October 19, 2025 The day began with a faint golden shimmer over Big Water, the kind of soft desert light that promises adventure. I set out toward the Cottonwood Road, planning to follow the wild, eastern edge of Lake Powell. Before heading deeper into the backcountry, I stopped at the Information Center in Big Water
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October 16th, 2025 I drove to Walmart in Page and parked my car there. The morning air was still cool, the sky already glowing in that deep, brilliant blue that only the desert knows. I packed my backpack with my camera and a simple lunch, then set off toward the Colorado River. The path led
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October 10th and 11th, 2025 When I arrived at Canyonlands National Park, the vast plateau of the Island in the Sky stretched before me like an immense stone fortress rising above the desert. The early autumn sun was already high, the light sharp and blinding, and the shadows too short to reveal the true depth
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October 8, 2025 This morning, I left Price and headed toward the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area, eager to explore what is often called Utah’s “Little Grand Canyon.” The drive itself was already an adventure — about fifteen miles on a gravel road that wound through open desert plains and low, rust-colored hills. The road
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October 7th, 2025 This morning, on October 7th, 2025, I left Park City and drove southward toward the Price Canyon Recreation Area. The early sunlight cast a soft glow over the Wasatch Plateau, and as I descended into the valleys, the rugged beauty of Utah unfolded around me — layers of ochre, red, and gray
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