Utah Adventure // Zion National Park

One of my favorite things to do is explore a new place with my camera in tow. My trip to Utah was such a fun time of seeing a part of the U.S. that I've never been to before. We went to Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park, both of which are located in the southernmost part of Utah. I found it so interesting that people from all over the world flew to this little town in Utah just to visit a national park. We saw people from Germany, France, Italy, and China, just to name a few, while waiting for the bus or while hiking. We truly have some of the most sought-after and beautiful nature sites in America.

Coming from Arizona, lots of the sights on the hiking trails and overall scenery in the national parks was familiar and similar to what we have in the Grand Canyon State. But Zion and Bryce are different in that there is wildlife everywhere - you just have to be quiet and extremely observant to see it. There's also fewer cacti around and different flora and fauna in the parks, which makes sense given that these lands are virtually untouched by the human footprint and the elevation these parks get to is insane. The highest point we observed was over 9,000 feet! Incredible. If you ever get a chance to visit either of these two parks, I hope you're touched and mesmerized by how amazing our world is.

Here are some of my favorites: