travel diary: boulder & escalante utah - our arrival and day one

it would seem we can't get enough of good ol' southern utah. it's true, we love this beautiful state we live in & this time of year is the best time of year to visit southern utah. not too hot during the day and not too cold during the night.

we like to travel with gordon's brother matt and his wife jenny. not only are they family, but they're our pretty good friends to boot! win win all around!

we rolled into camp late and parked our vehicles in the forest near boulder, utah. this would be the only area we would see the rest of the trip with dense trees and rocky mountains. it was red rock and desert from here on out.


^^having death in the name of this trail is very appropriate.  we were so use to slot canyons that as pretty as this desert hike was, we were a wee disappointed for the lack of tight quartered areas.  oh, and it was hot...with no trees for shade in sight.


^^these were pretty awesome.
^^if there is water that could have frogs or tadpoles in it, he'll be there.

^^creepy bones in the middle of a hole in the rock.



^^our home for the night.
^^and our new tent.  bring on the desert wind!