Heber City is at about 5,600 feet elevation and located in northwestern Wasatch County, Utah. Considering we just came from sea level, it took a day to adjust. Fall colors were just starting.
Heber City, UT, Beaver, UT & Thayne, WY
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Great Basin, Nevada & Cedar Breaks, Utah
Last Updated: May 28, 2026
From Idaho we headed south through Nevada to visit Great Basin National Park — one of the most remote and least-visited national parks in the lower 48 — before swinging east to Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah and then south to Las Vegas for a week of rest and family.
Zion National Park & Kolob Canyons, Utah
Last Updated: May 24, 2026
From Bryce Canyon we headed to Zion National Park in southwestern Utah. We stayed at Bauers Canyon RV Park in Glendale, about a 30-minute drive from the Zion entrance along the Mount Carmel Highway. Nights still dropped to freezing, so we were glad to have our heated water hose.
Bryce Canyon National Park & Kodachrome Basin, Utah
Last Updated: May 24, 2026
We were looking forward to returning to Bryce Canyon National Park for its collection of natural amphitheaters filled with orange, red, and white hoodoos. We had come less than an hour’s drive from Escalante, and nearby was Kodachrome Basin State Park.
Kodachrome Basin State Park
[Read more…] about Bryce Canyon National Park & Kodachrome Basin, UtahGrand Staircase-Escalante, Utah: Burr Trail, Grosvenor Arch & Escalante
Last Updated: May 24, 2026
From Capitol Reef we drove Utah’s Scenic Byway 12 to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The route was beautiful and very curvy, climbing high over Boulder Mountain — there was still snow on the ground at the upper elevations.
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah: Fruita, Hickman Bridge & Cathedral Valley
Last Updated: May 24, 2026
From Moab we traveled a few hours west to Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. We arrived in early May to a surprise: below-freezing nights and a dusting of late spring snow on the red rock.
