Family Backpacking the HOT Grand Canyon
Sunrise on South Kaibab Dear B & V, Since you were little we've been checking off the national parks on our family bucket list. Our vacations to these spectacular landscapes are more than a check mark on a list but our family immersion into the natural history and resources each park offers. Early in July 2017, we flew to Las Vegas, our jumping point for a 16-day road trip to the national parks in the southwest: Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Escalante, Canyonlands, Arches, Mesa Verde and the Grand Canyon. We had never experienced Las Vegas for which we all agreed was a shit show of humanity. It is unlikely we will ever return. Of course unless you decide to as an adult. Delicate Arch - Arches National Park Part of our immersion is to camp in the parks. We have traditionally thrown the bare-minimum camping necessities in an extra large duffel bag and played the first-come-first serve game at the park campgrounds. It's always worked in the past; however, we