Two Weeks in Utah: Salt Lake City, Park City, The Mighty 5, 2 State Parks, and 1 National Monument: Trip Summary
Saturday, May 1, 2021: Flight to Salt Lake City
United flight scheduled to leave at 2:10pm arriving in Salt Lake City, UT at 4:54pm
Sunday, May 2, 2021: Park City
Brunch at Ice Haus
Spent the day at Park City wandering around the historic downtown area
Stopped at No Name Saloon for a drink
Monday, May 3, 2021: Salt Lake City
Walked around Salt Lake City stopping at the following places
Washington Square Park
Gateway Plaza
City Creek Center
Temple Square
Utah State Capitol
Memory Grove Park
Took a Lyft to the Ensign Peak Trailhead to hike to the top of Ensign Peak
Walked from the Ensign Peak Trailhead to Whiskey Street to meet up with Heidi and Steve for a beer
Went to Gracie’s for a drink
Dinner at Takashi
Tuesday, May 4, 2021: Salt Lake City
Hiked the Living Room Trail
Walked around Red Butte Garden
Took a Lyft to Liberty Park to wander around the park and check out the Tracy Aviary
Wednesday, May 5, 2021: Salt Lake City
Fairmont Park
Parleys Park
Canyon Rim Park
Lunch at Roots Cafe
Thursday, May 6, 2021: Fish Creek and drive to Torrey
Picked up the rental car to drive towards Torrey
Stopped in Fish Creek to hike some of the Fish Creek Lake Trail and the Fish Creek Cove Trail
Drove to Thousand Lakes RV Park to check into our place there
Friday, May 7, 2021: Capitol Reef National Park
Drove through the Cathedral Valley Loop of Capitol Reef National Park
Hiked Upper Cathedral Valley Overlook and Lower South Desert Overlook
Saturday, May 8, 2021: Lower Calf Creek Falls and Kodachrome Basin State Park
Drove on Highway 12 towards Tropic
Hiked Lower Calf Creek Falls in Grand Staircase-Escalante
Hiked Kodachrome Basin State Park
Checked into our hotel at the Stone Canyon Inn
Dinner at Stone Hearth Grille at Bryce Canyon
Sunday, May 9, 2021: Bryce National Park and driving from Bryce to Springdale
Hiked Bryce National Park
Heidi headed back home, while I continued on
Drove Bryce Canyon Scenic Drive
Stopped at the following overlooks
Rainbow Point
Ponderosa Canyon
Agua Canyon
Natural Bridge
Fairyland Point
Drove to Springdale
Checked into Zion Park Motel
Dinner at Oscar’s Cafe
Monday, May 10, 2021: Zion National Park
Angel’s Landing Trail
Stopped at Scout’s Lookout
Zion Narrows Bottom Up to Big Springs
Stopped just before Wall Street
Emerald Pools hike
Tuesday, May 11, 2021: Zion National Park
Drove to Zion National Park
Took the shuttle to Big Bend stop - stop 8
Walked along the river to the Grotto stop - stop 6
Left the park to drive to the East Mesa Trailhead
Hiked the East Mesa Trail to Observation Point
Hiked the Canyon Overlook Trail
Went back into the park
Hiked the Watchman Trail hike to watch the sunset
Wednesday, May 12, 2021: Driving from Springdale to Moab
Checked out of Zion Park Motel
Drove to Moab
Hiked Corona Arch before checking into the hotel
Checked into Adventure Inn
Thursday, May 13, 2021: Arches National Park
Got to the park around 3:30am to get photos of the night sky from the Window section
Stayed at the Windows section to watch the sunrise
Drove to Balanced Rock Viewpoint and Trail to get photos of Balanced Rock
Hiked the Devil’s Garden Trail
Hiked the Sand Dune Arch to Broken Arch Loop trail
Drove to Park Avenue and Courthouse Towers
Drove to the Wolfe Ranch Parking Lot
Hiked Delicate Arch trail for sunset
Friday, May 14, 2021: Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park
Mesa Arch trail for early morning photos
Murphy Point trail
White Rim Overlook Trail
Grand View Point Trail
Drove to Dead Horse Point State Park to watch the sunset
Drove back into Canyonlands to the Mesa Arch trailhead
Night sky photos from Mesa Arch trail
Saturday, May 15, 2021: Driving from Moab to Salt Lake City
Checked out of Adventure Inn
Drove from Adventure Inn to Millcreek Enterprise Rent-A-Center to drop off the car
Sunday, May 16, 2021: Flight home
Flight to home
12:15pm flight back to Chicago on United
