Utah Yurt

We arrived late in the day at our Southern Utah yurt, located in the Rockies at close to 8000 ft. It’s very early spring here. The yurt is essentially a tent covering a wooden frame. It’s snug and warm yet flaps a bit in the wind. Our host lives in a adjacent yurt. We have a hot plate, microwave, small frig, full bathroom and washer/ dryer.

We’ve visited 2 close by National Parks, Zion and Bryce Canyon, both were spectacular. It’s nice visiting these popular parks before the summer hordes arrive. We woke up the second morning to a couple inches of snow that quickly melted. Spring comes late at these high altitudes.

At our hosts recommendation, we drove 7 miles out into wilderness to hike what is called a slot canyon, you could almost touch both Canyon walls at the same time. A creek ran down the Canyon which we had to periodically jump over, a wonderful hike.

We immediately liked Utah, greener, cleaner air, fewer people, great scenery. The desert was nice but we love the mountains.