McKinley planned a whirlwind National Park trip for us to hit a few of the parks. We hit all of the Mighty Five minus Bryce Canyon because we already did that one recently, and we added on the Grand Canyon.
We left on Thursday with just McKinley and Josh. Sawyer had work and Hayden had no interest. We weren't up for the fight to make him go hiking every day.
Sept 22nd- Canyonlands
Our first stop was at Canyonlands National Park. We haven't ever been there as a family. I'm not even sure I've been there as a child! It was beautiful!
Shafer Canyon Overlook
Mesa Arch
Grand Viewpoint Overlook
Tonight we drove over to Capitol Reef to spend the night and get into the park earlier in the morning.
Sept 23rd- Capitol Reef
This was the view out of our hotel room. Gorgeous!
Hickman Bridge
Petroglyph Trail
Scenic Drive
Belly of the Dragon, Kanab
Sept 24th- Zion
Emerald Pools hike
We hiked a smidge of the way up the Narrows
We left in the evening and drove the 2 hours to the Grand Canyon for the night
Sept 25th- Grand Canyon North Rim
We had to be up early for our mule ride.
North Kaibab trail
Bright Angel Point trail
Fall leaves have started in Kaibab Forest
A bit of a wildfire in the forest on our way out, but luckily no roads were closed.
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