Utah Mighty 5

 

If you are limited on time, here's my suggestions from experience.

Arches – drive the scenic road, hike to multiple arches at Windows Section, Landscape Arch.  Delicate Arch is longer, you can also view from below from a viewpoint.

Canyonlands – multiple entrances.  If you only have time for one, I’d do Island in the Sky.  Hike to Mesa Arch.  Stop at Dead Horse State Park on the way into the park.  Needles has nice views.

Capitol Reef – Drive Scenic Road

Bryce – Sunrise to Sunset Viewpoints, Queen’s Garden to Navajo Loop (longer hike into amphitheater), scenic road with pull outs.

Zion – Riverside Walk, Sand Bench Trail, Weeping Rock, Canyon Overlook – if you can get parking

Waterton Lakes National Park - Alberta

 We visited Waterton Lakes NP - Glacier's sister park in Canada.  Very different from Glacier.

 Visitor Center

 Cameron Falls - a quick walk from the parking lot.

 Hike to Upper & Lower Berta Falls

 Upper Falls

 Lower Falls

Blakiston Falls trail to the overlook for 1.5 mi RT

Drive the Red Rock Parkway and explore Red Rock Canyon on foot - It’s an easy 0.7 km loop trail.  People were playing in the water in the canyon.

Glacier National Park - East Side (Mary) & Going to the Sun Road

 

Apikuni Falls 1.6 mi rt. The 100-foot waterfall is located 1 mile away from the Apikuni parking area

 Roadside - near the lodge

 along the road

 Fishercap Lake for moose – park at Swiftcurrent Motor Inn & .3 mi hike to the lake.  So excited to see 2 moose.

 Definitely smoky along the Going to the Sun road

 Lunchcreek Falls

 I think this was the highlight for all of us

 Logan Pass

Johnston Canyon & Banff Town

 

 View from our Chalet in Golden

Bow Valley Parkway - suppossed to be a good drive for animals.

 As we were leaving the parkway

 Johnston Canyon - I recommend upper & lower falls.  Very busy.  Get there early or late in the day.

Driving around Banff town - very busy

 Surprise Corner view

 Bow Falls

 Tunnel Mountain - hoodoo viewpoint

 Wildlife Bridge