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We recommend these three hikes in the summer and don’t forget to pack your water shoes. Riverside Walk is an easy, paved hike alongside the Virgin River but you can get in the river and cool off. The Narrows, one of the most popular areas in the park, where you hike in the Virgin River. Watchman Trail, hike early in the morning and the entire trail will be in the shade.

On to Bryce Canyon! To get there, the most direct route was down a 30 mile stretch of something just called John’s Valley Road which was unmaintained and narrow, but paved road. A few houses and ranches, but not much else. We came across one short bridge that was right at our tonnage limit and we hoped there were no more like that or something we couldn’t cross…

Capitol Reef National Park was the least busy park we visited and very different from all the others. In the 1800s, Mormon pioneers settled in what is now the Fruita Rural Historic District near the park and planted orchards. These orchards still exist today and visitors can stroll in any unlocked orchard, and a sign will be posted when fruit can be picked…

It was a nice short drive to Archview RV Resort & Campground in Moab and thanks to Passport America we saved 50% on our stay. We were excited as this RV resort had a pool (and a splash pad) which would be great during the hot afternoons…

The Green River and Colorado River divide Canyonlands National Park into four sections: Island in the Sky, The Needles, The Maze, and the rivers. Island in the Sky was the closest to Dead Horse Point State Park so that was the section we explored…