Hiking Southern Utah: Capitol Reef National Park is comparable to Zion National Park with its many trails and spectacular landscape but sans massive crowds.
A Winterâs Desert: Visiting Southern Utah in the Slow Months
Experiencing the peace of canyon country in the winter is an attraction of its own.
Written by Brinley Froelich Capitol Reef National Park | Andrew Burr
Winter in Utah is usually thought of as a ski haven (and rightly so), but the Southern Utah landscapes are an underappreciated delight. My first visit to the desert in winter was a Christmas family reunion in Monument Valley. As the snow crunched under my boots like a hard shell, I felt peace in the isolation that I hadn’t tapped into during a warmer month’s visit. It might not make sense, but the quiet and stillness is louder than the hustle and bustle of the city. I had “Desert Solitaire” clutched under my jacket to read excerpts during one drive to the next, and as landscapes stretched on for miles with no other person to be seen, I knew that wouldn’t be the last time I chase after desolat