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    Home » Journal

    Trip To Utah National Parks

    September 12, 2011 by Kankana Saxena

    “The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson

    To cover three national parks in three days was not easy, but we did it! A trip that we had been planning for a while now, finally happened. There were long hours of driving and long minutes of trekking 🙂  And then, there were lonely highways with no services for miles after miles, which made us wonder if we were the only one visiting the place!

    Overall, it was fun ride and a place worth visiting.. only wished we had more time in hand 🙂

    Day 1 at Bryce Canyon National Park

    Day 2 at Arches National Park

    Day 3 at Zion National Park 

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    1. tigerfish1101

      September 14, 2011 at 7:29 pm

      We visited Arches when we did our PHX-DEN road trip recently. Hope to visit Zion and Bryce some day. Thanks for sharing your photos.

    2. Divya

      September 14, 2011 at 7:08 pm

      Absolutely beautiful pictures! Glad you had a great trip! 🙂

    3. Soma

      September 14, 2011 at 2:59 pm

      Thank you Thank you for this beautiful virtual trip! I feel like making our trip all over again. we had been there (except for the Arches) before the kids were born! it is a different world out there invoking godly reverence.

    4. Sobha Shyam

      September 14, 2011 at 2:02 pm

      beautiful and amazing clicks..sure u had a great time 🙂

    5. Jamie @ the unseasoned wok

      September 14, 2011 at 11:27 am

      Wow! Amazing photographs! Zion has been on my mom's to do list for years now. I'm going to show her this. Thanks Kankana!

    6. Kitchen Belleicious

      September 14, 2011 at 6:25 am

      My husband has always wanted to visit these parks! The pictures look just beautiful, simply stunning. Creation is amazing isn't it!

    7. Sylvia@bascooking

      September 14, 2011 at 3:38 am

      What a beautiful trip you had. Stunning views

    8. Baker Street

      September 14, 2011 at 1:46 am

      You just took me on a holiday. Stunning pictures! Would love to visit Utah someday.

    9. Vandya

      September 14, 2011 at 1:40 am

      Stunning pictures!

    10. Sanjeeta kk

      September 13, 2011 at 10:43 pm

      Beautiful clicks!

    11. Lisa H.

      September 13, 2011 at 10:27 pm

      breathtaking photos....
      I hope one day I could visit the park... try vey hard not to think of the 60 hours flight from Perth
      Thanks Kankana 😀

    12. Angie@Angiesrecipes

      September 13, 2011 at 9:11 pm

      Awesome photos! I would love to visit the park!

    13. Ann

      September 13, 2011 at 6:55 pm

      Wow - what stunning pictures! You really captured your trip beautifully and thanks so much for posting them!

    14. Barefeet In The Kitchen

      September 13, 2011 at 5:17 pm

      Wow, that must have been a non-stop and BEAUTIFUL trip. I love these pictures. They are gorgeous.

    15. Charles

      September 13, 2011 at 3:38 pm

      Wow, that beautiful pictures - especially that last one from Day 1 - makes me wish we had stunning scenery like that in France sometimes. We have the odd mountain range but nothing as massively breathtaking as this. Thanks so much for sharing 🙂

    16. gloria

      September 13, 2011 at 3:10 pm

      What beautiful pictures dear, are awesome thanks by sharing!! gloria

    17. Roxana GreenGirl

      September 13, 2011 at 2:02 pm

      Beautiful photos Kankana. We keep saying we're going to take some time off and visit the park but probably in a couple of years when Tiffany is a little older.
      Glad to hear you guys had a wonderful time!

    18. Juliana

      September 13, 2011 at 11:07 am

      Beautiful, beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing them and hope you are having a wonderful week Kankana 🙂

    19. Krithi

      September 13, 2011 at 10:39 am

      Awesome pics!!
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    20. Nishi

      September 13, 2011 at 8:10 am

      Loved all the photographs Kankana. I recently visited a National park and I know how it feels. All these shots coupled with the lovely write up makes me wanna visit Utah national park 🙂

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