Home to the most hoodoos in the world, Bryce Canyon National Park is unlike anything I have ever seen. Located in southern Utah, the park is about a two and a half hour drive north of Page, Arizona. We arrived on a very busy Sunday in late May.

As you will most likely find, 4 to 5 AM wake up calls became a trend for our trip. Before starting the road trip, I had prioritized one hike in Moab, Delicate Arch. But the catch was that I wanted to hike it before the crowds, for sunrise. I read several other blog posts about how insanely crowded the arch can get, as Arches National Park is a very heavily trafficked park, especially Delicate Arch. That being said I convinced Wilson to wake up early to go hike Delicate Arch.

25 miles away from the northern entrance of Canyonlands lays Arches National Park. It was difficult to grasp the immense change in geological features between the two, even though their close proximity. We quickly went from canyons as far as the eye could see, to arches around every corner.

Months of planning led us to this day. Day 1 of our month long road trip through deserts, canyons, mountains, hot springs, lakes, and much much more. To finally be waking up, in Moab, away from all the stress that was moving out and finals was awesome! Finally ready to go explore all these new places, mostly to me, we headed towards Canyonlands National Park. But not without a little detour first…