Utah is best in Fall or Spring -- the hikes are nicer with 75 degree weather

Goblin Valley:

• only hour or two needed - so fun for view and climbing around

Monument Valley:

• Only one day needed here
• Do Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park (17 mi loop)
• Wildcat Trail 3.8 miles (but in direct sun - so can skip)
• "The View" Hotel

MOAB: Arches, Canyonlands National Park

• ARCHES --18mi scenic drive 1hr
  • Hikes:
    • delicate arch 3mi (amazing - 2hr RT - early am or evening if hot)
    • windows + double arch (easy - great)
    • devils garden trail 2hrs
    • sand dune + broken arc (easy - great)
    • courthouse wash trail (less touristy)
    • fiery furnace trail with guide only (visitor center for reservation)
• MOAB:
  • Downtown shops and food: Bella Thai, Gilberto’s (amazing salsas), Center 98 Vietnamese (amazing bahn mi nachos!)
  • You can rent UTV vehicles and go on off roading sunset tours (Moab Tour Co.)
  • Moab Spa massages
  • Bike trail (rent mountain bikes - drive to bike trails - do the Bar M bike trail just north of arches entrance)
  • Colorado River (kayak or bike river)
  • Corona and Bowtie arch trail 3mi (AMAZING FAV HIKE) — fun to see all the rock climbers on the drive there!!
  • Fisher Tower trail 3.9 mi/2hr (40 min from moab)
  • Moab Springs Ranch Hotel --great!
  • Negro Bill Canyon Trail --3hr/4mi (skipped)
  • Matheson Wetlands bird sanctuary in moab (skipped)
• DEAD HORSE POINT STATE PARK (breathtaking view 30 mins from Moab - though this can be skipped if you are doing Canyonlands)
• CANYONLANDS "Islands in the Sky" Section
  • Grand View trail 2 miles/45 min (just a simple hike along the rim - can skip - view stays the same throughout trail)
  • Mesa Arch trail .7 miles (easy - great)
  • Needles ( 1.5 hr from Moab) we did not go into Needles but I wanted to do the Chesler Park trail & Druid Arch

SOMEDAY:

• Jacob Hamblin Arch inside Escalante Grand Staircase