by Andrea Jasper | May 4, 2020 | Blog
Easy-to-access hiking trails right in Kanab The American Southwest is big country. But you don’t have to spend your entire vacation driving. Here are several hike ideas within 10 minutes of your Kanab hotel or vacation rental. All are well marked and accessible in a...
by Andrea Jasper | Apr 27, 2020 | Blog
Even the best hikers feel humbled to watch desert bighorn sheep charge seemingly straight up the steep, sandstone cliffs of Southern Utah. Their incredible agility and balance is unmatched, helping them avoid predators such as mountain lions, bobcats and coyotes. It’s...
by Andrea Jasper | Apr 21, 2020 | Blog
If you ask that question while you’re standing somewhere in South Central Utah, chances are, you’ve already found the Grand Staircase, and you are, in fact, standing on it. The immense geologic feature is a series of different colored rock layers with steep sides and...
by William James | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog
The Wave Arizona: Everything you need to know The Wave is a highly photographed sandstone formation tucked in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in extreme Northern Arizona. Though the trailhead is actually in Utah, in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National...
by Andrea Jasper | Dec 26, 2019 | Blog
Peekaboo Slot Canyon offers a quiet alternative to Antelope Canyon I lean my back against the cool Navajo sandstone and gaze up at the brilliant red walls of Peekaboo Slot Canyon. Colors vary from black to purple to every shade of red, orange and yellow as the desert...
by Andrea Jasper | Apr 26, 2019 | Blog
Understanding Southern Utah weather Many consider spring and fall the best times to visit the American Southwest. Kanab averages 256 days of sunshine each year, so chances are good that you will see several days of blue skies and sunshine on a week-long trip to...
