Canyonlands National Park and Escaping the Cold Weather

While the majority of Salt Lake City's hiking is buried under the snow, there is still plenty of adventure and warm weather to be found farther to the south!

For my spring break I decided to warm weather and escaping the inversion sounded like a grand idea. So I headed down to Southern Utah to Needles in Canyonlands National Park. I will warn you, Moab is the last place with decently priced gasoline you will pass through and it is 75 miles from the park's visitor center.

My first day there I hiked the Big Spring Canyon-Squaw Canyon loop trail. It is a beautiful hike over slick rock, through dry creek beds, and up steep mountain sides. The views from the high-points are amazing and allow you to see the Needles and you will also understand why it is called Canyonlands.