Category Archives: Utah

The desert of Utah: Red Cliffs hike

By Carmen Allan-PetaleNovember 25, 20132 comments

It was 6:45am. The van was freezing cold but light was coming in through our makeshift curtains and waking me up. I peeked out of the window. Before me I could see sweeping views of Utah’s unique landscape formations and the pink glow of the morning sun reflecting off the rocky landscape. Camping in Utah […]

Photo essay: Landscapes of Utah

By Carmen Allan-PetaleNovember 23, 20134 comments

Driving through Utah has been one of the highlights of our entire road trip through America. The scenery is spectacular and other worldly. Unfortunately when we went the government shutdown had closed all the national parks, meaning we couldn’t visit Arches National Park. I was really disappointed because I’d been looking forward to this National […]