We made memories at this stop that are engraved in our minds. Tyson rented a Jeep so we could be a little more mobile to check out some trails. We tried to do a little hiking, but the heat got to all of us! So we decided to take the Jeep on an off-road trail that was recommended to us; Shafer Trail in Canyonlands National Park.
I enjoyed the trail for the first 30-45 minutes.. after that I panicked. We had no cell service, a paper map, it was 84 degrees, we had enough food for 2 feedings for Dax, 4 bottles of water, no snacks, and an overheated dog panting in the cargo space, and I was surviving off of a breakfast burrito. I didn’t know the trail began at the bottom of a canyon and the only way out was to drive all the way up to the top of the canyon on a narrow gravel/dirt road with NO guard rails. It was awful. I cried the entire way up the canyon and Dax was nice and relaxed – he must like a good adventure like his Dad. The trail was 18 miles long and we climbed 2,000 feet! After 2.5 hours we finally got the tires back on pavement. We decided that we will NEVER drive that trail again, but the views I have to admit, were worth it.
We went to Arches National Park later that day, and once again, beautiful scenery. We got a great view of Delicate Arch and Dax was even able to sit on top of Balanced Rock!
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