{"id":17,"date":"2025-05-08T19:14:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:40:42","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8451f7c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background has-large-font-size\"><strong><em>Hi there! Welcome to journeyswithjohn.com! <\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">My name is John, and I am a traveler and adventurer sharing my experiences and travels with you. I have a background as a Divemaster, Maritime Archaeologist, Limited Commissioned Park Ranger, Forest Service Recreation and OHV crewmember, and as a fitness and outdoor recreation professional. I also love dabbling in photography and drone videography\/photography. With my background, my posts highlight history, diving, public lands, and other amazing locations you should check out as well as any tips\/recommendations I can provide as I visit or plan to visit more amazing locations. I reside in the amazing state of Colorado but have been bitten by the restless travel bug. I look to spend my time travelling throughout the amazing landscapes of the US. I also post about international locations I am fortunate enough to visit!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">Recent Blog Posts:<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-posts-id-17_7560d6-d2 .kb-post-list-item{display:grid;}<\/style><ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-17_7560d6-d2 content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-1 grid-lg-col-1 item-image-style-beside\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-2126 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-us-travel-destinations tag-colorado tag-hiking tag-travel tag-us-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/mee-canyon-alcove-the-largest-alcove-on-the-colorado-plateau\/\" aria-label=\"Mee Canyon Alcove: The largest alcove on the Colorado Plateau\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_4946-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mee Canyon Alcove: The largest alcove on the Colorado Plateau\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_4946-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_4946-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_4946-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_4946-2.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/colorado\/\" class=\"category-link-colorado\" rel=\"tag\">Colorado<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/mee-canyon-alcove-the-largest-alcove-on-the-colorado-plateau\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mee Canyon Alcove: The largest alcove on the Colorado Plateau<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-18T09:45:42-06:00\">May 18, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-18T09:59:00-06:00\">May 18, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Mee Canyon Alcove is located on the western slope of Colorado. It is the largest naturally occurring alcove on the entire Colorado Plateau. This hike takes you down into Mee Canyon for spectacular views of this massive alcove. This route is not for those that have a fear of heights as you will be working&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/mee-canyon-alcove-the-largest-alcove-on-the-colorado-plateau\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Mee Canyon Alcove: The largest alcove on the Colorado Plateau<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-2559 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-travel category-the-philippines tag-asia tag-hotels tag-international-travel tag-manila tag-philippines tag-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/kingsford-hotel-stay-here-when-you-visit-manila-philippines\/\" aria-label=\"Kingsford Hotel: Stay here when you visit Manila, Philippines\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4986-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kingsford Hotel: Stay here when you visit Manila, Philippines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4986-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4986-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4986-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4986-2.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" class=\"category-link-international-travel\" rel=\"tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" class=\"category-link-the-philippines\" rel=\"tag\">The Philippines<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/kingsford-hotel-stay-here-when-you-visit-manila-philippines\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kingsford Hotel: Stay here when you visit Manila, Philippines<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T10:08:51-06:00\">May 4, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T10:08:52-06:00\">May 4, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Manila is a bustling city that has the greatest population density in the world. If you are traveling to the Philippines, you will likely spend some time in Manila either traveling through to other locations or exploring the city. If you find yourself in Manila, I recommend looking at the Kingsford Hotel for your stay&#8230;.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/kingsford-hotel-stay-here-when-you-visit-manila-philippines\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Kingsford Hotel: Stay here when you visit Manila, Philippines<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-2527 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-travel category-the-philippines tag-asia tag-hotels tag-international-travel tag-philippines tag-siquijor tag-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/kawayan-holiday-resort-stay-here-when-you-visit-siquijor\/\" aria-label=\"Kawayan Holiday Resort: Stay here when you visit Siquijor\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4585-1-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kawayan Holiday Resort: Stay here when you visit Siquijor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4585-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4585-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4585-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4585-1.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" class=\"category-link-international-travel\" rel=\"tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/the-philippines\/\" class=\"category-link-the-philippines\" rel=\"tag\">The Philippines<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/kawayan-holiday-resort-stay-here-when-you-visit-siquijor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kawayan Holiday Resort: Stay here when you visit Siquijor<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T22:04:29-06:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T22:04:33-06:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>When I visited Siquijor, I somewhat accidentally wound up staying at what might be the most romantic place to stay on the island. It is too bad I was traveling solo ha-ha. By the time I booked my stay in Siquijor, many hotels in the popular San Juan area were fully booked. I wound up&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/kawayan-holiday-resort-stay-here-when-you-visit-siquijor\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Kawayan Holiday Resort: Stay here when you visit Siquijor<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-2064 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-california category-us-travel-destinations tag-california tag-hiking tag-national-parks tag-travel tag-us-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/sequoia-national-park-the-must-see-sights\/\" aria-label=\"Sequoia National Park: The must-see sights\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0215-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sequoia National Park: The must-see sights\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0215-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0215-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0215-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0215-2.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/california\/\" class=\"category-link-california\" rel=\"tag\">California<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/sequoia-national-park-the-must-see-sights\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sequoia National Park: The must-see sights<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T21:10:23-06:00\">April 12, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-12T21:10:24-06:00\">April 12, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>If you are going to visit Sequoia National Park, make sure to add these sites to your itinerary. The giant sequoias in the park take on unreal proportions and will leave you in awe. This National Park is directly adjacent to Kings Canyon National Park, so these parks make sense to visit together. 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If you are looking for a unique hike that features an impressive collection of dinosaur tracks, Silvershield Trail in Ouray should&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/silvershield-trail-visit-dinosaur-tracks-in-ouray-co\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Silvershield Trail: Visit Dinosaur Tracks in Ouray, CO!<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-2082 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-us-travel-destinations category-utah tag-hiking tag-national-parks tag-travel tag-us-travel tag-utah\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/bryce-canyon-national-parks-top-sites-to-see\/\" aria-label=\"Bryce Canyon National Park: Top sites to see on a quick visit\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1006-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bryce Canyon National Park: Top sites to see on a quick visit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1006-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1006-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1006-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1006-2.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/utah\/\" class=\"category-link-utah\" rel=\"tag\">Utah<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/bryce-canyon-national-parks-top-sites-to-see\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bryce Canyon National Park: Top sites to see on a quick visit<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-30T23:28:55-06:00\">March 30, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-05T23:14:24-06:00\">April 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Bryce Canyon might not get the hype of other National Parks, but that does not mean it should be overlooked. This is such an amazing National Park featuring one of the most amazing landscapes in the country. You absolutely need to make sure this park is on your list of places to visit in the&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/bryce-canyon-national-parks-top-sites-to-see\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Bryce Canyon National Park: Top sites to see on a quick visit<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-2130 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-us-travel-destinations category-utah tag-hiking tag-national-parks tag-travel tag-us-travel tag-utah\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/canyonlands-island-in-the-sky-districts-must-visit-sites\/\" aria-label=\"Canyonlands&#8217; Island in the Sky District&#8217;s must visit sites\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0442-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Canyonlands&#8217; Island in the Sky District&#8217;s must visit sites\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0442-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0442-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0442-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0442-2.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/utah\/\" class=\"category-link-utah\" rel=\"tag\">Utah<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/canyonlands-island-in-the-sky-districts-must-visit-sites\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Canyonlands&#8217; Island in the Sky District&#8217;s must visit sites<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-17T22:12:42-06:00\">March 17, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-05T23:10:39-06:00\">April 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Canyonlands National Park&#8217;s scenery and seemingly endless canyons will leave you breathless. The immense expanse of deep canyons and massive rock formations is something everyone should see if they have the chance. The Island in the Sky District is the most visited part of the park. This district features many sites that are worth seeing&#8230;.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/canyonlands-island-in-the-sky-districts-must-visit-sites\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Canyonlands&#8217; Island in the Sky District&#8217;s must visit sites<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-2122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-us-travel-destinations tag-colorado tag-hiking tag-travel tag-us-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/bridgeport-the-gateway-to-big-and-little-dominguez-canyons\/\" aria-label=\"Bridgeport: The gateway to Big and Little Dominguez Canyons\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/F4123504-CAA4-4080-A9BF-7ED2E1857F72-Copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bridgeport: The gateway to Big and Little Dominguez Canyons\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/F4123504-CAA4-4080-A9BF-7ED2E1857F72-Copy.jpg 733w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/F4123504-CAA4-4080-A9BF-7ED2E1857F72-Copy-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/colorado\/\" class=\"category-link-colorado\" rel=\"tag\">Colorado<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/bridgeport-the-gateway-to-big-and-little-dominguez-canyons\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bridgeport: The gateway to Big and Little Dominguez Canyons<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-12T21:32:04-06:00\">March 12, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-12T21:32:05-06:00\">March 12, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Bridgeport Road off Highway 50 outside of Whitewater, Colorado provides access to two amazing canyon hikes. 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This budget friendly hostel features shared rooms and private rooms that will not break your budget. 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You still get to walk through water and a narrow canyon on most of your hike. 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They are located within Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness area in McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area. The lengthy hike to these arches will test your limits, but the spectacular concentration of arches is worth the effort. This hike&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/rattlesnake-arches-colorados-answer-to-arches-national-park\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Rattlesnake Arches: Colorado&#8217;s answer to Arches National Park<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1649 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-california category-us-travel-destinations tag-california tag-hotels tag-national-parks tag-travel tag-us-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/cedar-grove-lodge-stay-here-when-you-visit-kings-canyon\/\" aria-label=\"Cedar Grove Lodge: Stay here when you visit Kings Canyon\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0120-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cedar Grove Lodge: Stay here when you visit Kings Canyon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0120-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0120-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0120-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0120-2.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/california\/\" class=\"category-link-california\" rel=\"tag\">California<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/cedar-grove-lodge-stay-here-when-you-visit-kings-canyon\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Cedar Grove Lodge: Stay here when you visit Kings Canyon<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-15T21:00:19-07:00\">February 15, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-05T22:46:03-06:00\">April 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>If you are visiting Kings Canyon National Park, you should consider staying at Cedar Grove Lodge. This beautiful rustic lodge puts you right in the middle of the park and provides easy access to many of the park highlights. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links, I&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/cedar-grove-lodge-stay-here-when-you-visit-kings-canyon\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Cedar Grove Lodge: Stay here when you visit Kings Canyon<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1626 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-california category-us-travel-destinations tag-california tag-hiking tag-national-parks tag-travel tag-us-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/top-sights-to-see-in-kings-canyon-national-park\/\" aria-label=\"Kings Canyon National Park: Top sights to see on a short visit\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0119-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kings Canyon National Park: Top sights to see on a short visit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0119-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0119-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0119-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0119-2.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/california\/\" class=\"category-link-california\" rel=\"tag\">California<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/top-sights-to-see-in-kings-canyon-national-park\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kings Canyon National Park: Top sights to see on a short visit<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-11T21:15:42-07:00\">February 11, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-05T22:37:21-06:00\">April 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>If you are making a trip to Kings Canyon National Park but do not have a lot of time to stay at the park, these are the sights I would recommend seeing. They highlight some of the amazing waterfalls and stunning scenery within the park. If you are able to stay in the park at&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/top-sights-to-see-in-kings-canyon-national-park\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Kings Canyon National Park: Top sights to see on a short visit<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1651 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arizona category-us-travel-destinations tag-arizona tag-hiking tag-sedona tag-travel tag-us-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/best-things-to-do-in-sedona-on-your-first-visit\/\" aria-label=\"Sedona, AZ: Some of the best things to do on your first visit\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9670-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sedona, AZ: Some of the best things to do on your first visit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9670-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9670-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9670-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9670-2.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/arizona\/\" class=\"category-link-arizona\" rel=\"tag\">Arizona<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/best-things-to-do-in-sedona-on-your-first-visit\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sedona, AZ: Some of the best things to do on your first visit<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-03T21:14:15-07:00\">February 3, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-05T22:34:26-06:00\">April 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>If you plan to visit Sedona, you absolutely need to check out some of these amazing hikes and sites. Before my first visit to Sedona, I spent a lot of time researching must do hikes and activities, and these places commonly topped the list. I would add these to your itinerary while visiting Sedona. These&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/best-things-to-do-in-sedona-on-your-first-visit\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Sedona, AZ: Some of the best things to do on your first visit<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1782 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-us-travel-destinations tag-colorado tag-national-parks tag-us-travel tag-western-slope tag-xc-skiing\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/xc-skiing-colorados-western-slope\/\" aria-label=\"XC Skiing Colorado&#8217;s Western Slope. Some of my favorite trails\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5898-2-768x667.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"XC Skiing Colorado&#8217;s Western Slope. Some of my favorite trails\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5898-2-768x667.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5898-2-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5898-2-1024x890.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5898-2.jpg 1053w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/colorado\/\" class=\"category-link-colorado\" rel=\"tag\">Colorado<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/xc-skiing-colorados-western-slope\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">XC Skiing Colorado&#8217;s Western Slope. Some of my favorite trails<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-24T21:51:05-07:00\">January 24, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-05T22:32:29-06:00\">April 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>XC Skiing has quickly become one of my favorite activities for staying in shape for hiking season. It is a great way to get some exercise in the winter. It is also a perfect way to avoid the crowds and the hefty lift ticket prices of downhill skiing. The Western Slop of Colorado has some&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/xc-skiing-colorados-western-slope\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> XC Skiing Colorado&#8217;s Western Slope. Some of my favorite trails<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1638 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-us-travel-destinations category-utah tag-hiking tag-moab tag-national-parks tag-travel tag-us-travel tag-utah\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/moab-the-ultimate-tinerary-for-arches-and-petroglyphs\/\" aria-label=\"Moab: The ultimate multi-day itinerary for arches and petroglyphs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/E251CFA6-013C-46B3-BFFD-1ECA0A81867F-e1768618672954-768x485.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Moab: The ultimate multi-day itinerary for arches and petroglyphs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/E251CFA6-013C-46B3-BFFD-1ECA0A81867F-e1768618672954-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/E251CFA6-013C-46B3-BFFD-1ECA0A81867F-e1768618672954-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/E251CFA6-013C-46B3-BFFD-1ECA0A81867F-e1768618672954-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/E251CFA6-013C-46B3-BFFD-1ECA0A81867F-e1768618672954.jpg 1113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/utah\/\" class=\"category-link-utah\" rel=\"tag\">Utah<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/moab-the-ultimate-tinerary-for-arches-and-petroglyphs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Moab: The ultimate multi-day itinerary for arches and petroglyphs<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-16T22:27:33-07:00\">January 16, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-05T22:27:10-06:00\">April 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Many visitors to Moab, Utah visit Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park but miss some of the amazing arches and petroglyphs that are outside of the parks. This multi-day itinerary to Moab includes time within the National Parks as well as some of the amazing sights outside of the parks. These are my recommendations&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/moab-the-ultimate-tinerary-for-arches-and-petroglyphs\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Moab: The ultimate multi-day itinerary for arches and petroglyphs<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1691 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-us-travel-destinations category-utah tag-hotels tag-moab tag-national-parks tag-travel tag-us-travel tag-utah\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/11\/09\/where-to-stay-on-your-trip-to-moab-utah\/\" aria-label=\"Where to stay on your trip to Moab, Utah\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3193-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Where to stay on your trip to Moab, Utah\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3193-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3193-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3193-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3193-2.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/utah\/\" class=\"category-link-utah\" rel=\"tag\">Utah<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/11\/09\/where-to-stay-on-your-trip-to-moab-utah\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where to stay on your trip to Moab, Utah<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-11-09T11:20:39-07:00\">November 9, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-05T00:09:56-06:00\">April 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Moab, Utah is the gateway to many amazing recreational activities. The town is in close proximity to multiple National Parks, is a 4&#215;4 and ATV hotspot, is the home to numerous amazing hikes by arches and ancient petroglyphs and has amazing rafting and rock-climbing opportunities all around. I have been to Moab multiple times and&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/11\/09\/where-to-stay-on-your-trip-to-moab-utah\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Where to stay on your trip to Moab, Utah<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1339 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-canada category-international-travel tag-banff tag-canada tag-hiking tag-international-travel tag-national-parks tag-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/best-first-time-hikes-in-banff-national-park\/\" aria-label=\"Best first-time hikes in Banff National Park\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6150-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best first-time hikes in Banff National Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6150-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6150-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6150-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6150.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/canada\/\" class=\"category-link-canada\" rel=\"tag\">Canada<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/international-travel\/\" class=\"category-link-international-travel\" rel=\"tag\">International Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/best-first-time-hikes-in-banff-national-park\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Best first-time hikes in Banff National Park<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-27T20:39:58-06:00\">October 27, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-05T00:05:10-06:00\">April 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>To be fully transparent, I have only visited Banff National Park once, so this is not an all-encompassing review of hikes in the park. If you have never visited Banff before, however, you will love these hikes and should add them to your list for where to hike within the park. Many of these are&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/best-first-time-hikes-in-banff-national-park\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Best first-time hikes in Banff National Park<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1624 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-us-travel-destinations tag-colorado tag-hiking tag-national-parks tag-travel tag-us-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/14\/the-best-hike-in-canyons-of-the-ancients-national-monument\/\" aria-label=\"The best hike in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9516-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The best hike in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9516-2.jpg 693w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9516-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/colorado\/\" class=\"category-link-colorado\" rel=\"tag\">Colorado<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/14\/the-best-hike-in-canyons-of-the-ancients-national-monument\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The best hike in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-14T11:00:47-06:00\">October 14, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-04T23:58:34-06:00\">April 4, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>I have been to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument a couple times, and this is my absolute favorite hike within the monument. This is a long hike, but it is relatively simple. There is not much elevation gain unless you decide to hike out of the canyon. There are so many unique archaeological sites&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/14\/the-best-hike-in-canyons-of-the-ancients-national-monument\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> The best hike in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1354 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-montana category-us-travel-destinations tag-glacier-national-park tag-hiking tag-montana tag-national-parks tag-travel tag-us-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/best-short-to-mid-length-hikes-in-glacier-national-park\/\" aria-label=\"Best short to mid length hikes in Glacier National Park\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5952-2-768x273.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best short to mid length hikes in Glacier National Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5952-2-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5952-2-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5952-2-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5952-2-1536x545.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5952-2.jpg 1910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/montana\/\" class=\"category-link-montana\" rel=\"tag\">Montana<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/best-short-to-mid-length-hikes-in-glacier-national-park\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Best short to mid length hikes in Glacier National Park<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-08T15:58:36-06:00\">October 8, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-04T23:55:39-06:00\">April 4, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Glacier National Park offers beautiful views of glaciers, waterfalls, and scenic landscapes. It also has miles of hiking trails throughout the park. If you have limited time at Glacier, these are my recommendations for short to mid length hikes in the park that are readily accessible from Going-to-the-Sun Road. This post contains affiliate links. If&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/best-short-to-mid-length-hikes-in-glacier-national-park\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Best short to mid length hikes in Glacier National Park<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1196 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arizona category-multi-state-itineraries category-us-travel-destinations category-utah tag-arizona tag-hiking tag-kanab tag-page tag-travel tag-us-travel tag-utah\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/06\/what-to-do-on-a-southwest-trip-between-page-arizona-and-kanab-utah\/\" aria-label=\"What to do on a Southwest US trip between Page and Kanab\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/D7CD2B5E-39CC-4DF5-8BEE-4763C8C536E7-2-2-e1759773701773.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"What to do on a Southwest US trip between Page and Kanab\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/D7CD2B5E-39CC-4DF5-8BEE-4763C8C536E7-2-2-e1759773701773.jpg 740w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/D7CD2B5E-39CC-4DF5-8BEE-4763C8C536E7-2-2-e1759773701773-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/arizona\/\" class=\"category-link-arizona\" rel=\"tag\">Arizona<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/multi-state-itineraries\/\" class=\"category-link-multi-state-itineraries\" rel=\"tag\">Multi-State Itineraries<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/utah\/\" class=\"category-link-utah\" rel=\"tag\">Utah<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/06\/what-to-do-on-a-southwest-trip-between-page-arizona-and-kanab-utah\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What to do on a Southwest US trip between Page and Kanab<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-06T17:58:05-06:00\">October 6, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-04T23:52:25-06:00\">April 4, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>If you are visiting the Southwest, US and are visiting Page, Arizona and Kanab, Utah, there are many amazing sites to check out between these two towns. These are my recommendations for things to do between the two towns. You can visit all of these sites in the same day and maximize your drive between&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/06\/what-to-do-on-a-southwest-trip-between-page-arizona-and-kanab-utah\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> What to do on a Southwest US trip between Page and Kanab<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1356 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-california category-us-travel-destinations tag-california tag-hiking tag-joshua-tree tag-national-parks tag-travel tag-us-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/05\/top-things-to-do-in-joshua-tree-national-park\/\" aria-label=\"Top things to do in Joshua Tree National Park\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9991-2-768x417.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Top things to do in Joshua Tree National Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9991-2-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9991-2-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9991-2-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9991-2-1536x835.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9991-2.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/california\/\" class=\"category-link-california\" rel=\"tag\">California<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/05\/top-things-to-do-in-joshua-tree-national-park\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Top things to do in Joshua Tree National Park<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-05T21:44:34-06:00\">October 5, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-04T23:48:54-06:00\">April 4, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Joshua Tree National Park is a remote park in California that preserves and protects the unique Joshua Trees found in the region. If you are heading to this park, these are my recommendations for things you should do and see while there. Most of these are shorter hikes and accessible to most hiking skill levels&#8230;.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/05\/top-things-to-do-in-joshua-tree-national-park\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Top things to do in Joshua Tree National Park<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1489 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-us-travel-destinations tag-canyons-of-the-ancients tag-colorado tag-cortez tag-hotels tag-mesa-verde tag-travel tag-us-travel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/04\/cortez-where-to-stay-when-you-visit-canyons-of-the-ancients\/\" aria-label=\"Cortez: where to stay when you visit Canyons of the Ancients\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/D9811957-8564-4304-8AAA-600F80EC89F8-2-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cortez: where to stay when you visit Canyons of the Ancients\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/D9811957-8564-4304-8AAA-600F80EC89F8-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/D9811957-8564-4304-8AAA-600F80EC89F8-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/D9811957-8564-4304-8AAA-600F80EC89F8-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/D9811957-8564-4304-8AAA-600F80EC89F8-2.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/colorado\/\" class=\"category-link-colorado\" rel=\"tag\">Colorado<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/us-travel-destinations\/\" class=\"category-link-us-travel-destinations\" rel=\"tag\">US Travel Destinations<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/04\/cortez-where-to-stay-when-you-visit-canyons-of-the-ancients\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Cortez: where to stay when you visit Canyons of the Ancients<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">John Wagner<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-04T02:00:30-06:00\">October 4, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-04T23:44:07-06:00\">April 4, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Cortez, Colorado provides the closest access to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. I have visited this National Monument twice now and have stayed at two different hotels in the area. These are my recommendations for where to stay in Cortez for your visit to this amazing monument. This post contains affiliate links. 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I have visited these hot springs a couple of times and have had a pleasant and relaxing experience both times. Visit the Wiesbaden for peace and relaxation If you are visiting Ouray,&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/journeyswithjohn.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/wiesbaden-hot-springs-a-relaxing-alternate-to-busier-ouray-springs\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Wiesbaden Hot Springs: A relaxing alternate to busier Ouray springs<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there! 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