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After the first game reserve experience of our family safari trip (in the Entabeni Safari Conservancy in South Africa’s Waterberg region), we headed west towards Kruger National Park. Before seeing the park itself, we took a day off from animals to check out the famous Panorama Route. Getting to the Panorama Route We left Honeyguide […]
Utah National Parks This post will summarize our summer 2016 road trip visiting all the Utah National Parks, with pictures and links to individual blog posts for more details. As well as the parks themselves, we enjoyed the drives between them, so these drives deserved their own posts. Some of the most spectacular scenery we […]
The last stop on our tour of Utah’s national parks was Canyonlands National Park. We did this one a little differently, deciding to book a tour instead of self-driving. Canyonlands is so vast and undeveloped, we figured we could see more with some professional help. There are a number of operators in Moab who will […]
Note – some links in this post are affiliate links. If you use them to make a booking or buy a product, we’ll make a small commission (at no extra cost to you). The next stop on our Utah road trip was Arches National Park. After eating an excellent breakfast and filling our water […]
The next destination on our summer road trip was a little different to our previous stops in Zion, Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks. We planned to spend three nights in Moab as a base to visit Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. This was by far the biggest town we had seen since Las […]
After Zion and Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef National Park was our next stop. This is the least-visited of Utah’s national parks. However it is well worth a visit, with some interesting historic attractions to go with the usual geological wonders. Introduction to Capitol Reef National Park It was another hot summer day in Utah, so we got […]
Just like the drive from Zion to Bryce Canyon, there is plenty of great scenery on the drive from Bryce Canyon to Capitol Reef National Park. Getting back on to Utah Scenic Byway 12 and heading east reinforces the fact that not all of Utah’s scenic wonders are in the national parks. Kodachrome Basin State Park […]
After a fairly short but interesting drive from Zion National Park, we made it to Bryce Canyon National Park in time for a quick lunch. We actually stopped at a diner just outside the park entrance. This turned out to be a mistake, the food is much better in the restaurant in the park. At […]
According to Google Maps, it only takes an hour and a half to drive from Zion to Bryce Canyon National Park. However, there are quite a few things to see along the way, so it’s worth taking your time. Read on to find out about some of the places to see along the way, showing […]
2016 was the first year for the awesome Every Kid In a Park program, which worked out well for us because Lachlan was in the 4th grade. This program provides 4th graders and their families a free pass for federally managed lands and waters. This includes national parks, forests, wildlife refuges and marine sanctuaries. We decided to […]
Two Aussie/US dual citizens and one American sharing stories, pics and recommendations based on their family travels. Made it 10 months through a planned 14 month RTW adventure before COVID interrupted. Now settled in Brisbane, Australia waiting for the world to open up again so the adventures can continue.
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