It's rare that I'm at a loss for where to go, but in trying to figure out a plan for an early-October trip, I found myself casting around a bit. It's not that I don't have places I want to visit - in fact, I've been itching to get back to Death Valley, longing to spend more time up in British Columbia, and curious to see if I can find more Grand Canyon Polychrome out on the Esplanade.
But - as I looked at these places, and trips I already have mapped out for each of them - none of these are the right place to go, right now. Death Valley day time temperatures are still hovering in the low triple digits, the snowbird Tacoma is 2,500 miles away from British Columbia, and I'm really hoping I can tag along - out onto the Esplanade - with a much more experienced explorer sometime next spring.
I know, I know, adventure life problems.
Ultimately, I decided that this trip would be a little bit "wandery." From a weather perspective, southern Utah is just about perfect this time of year, and there are endless places to explore in the red rock between St. George and Lake Powell, so for the next several days, that's exactly what we're going to do!
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