Sept. 10, 2026

This was my last large national park in Utah and it did not disappoint. I started on the Navajo Queens Garden loop trail just before dawn and got the sun coming over the horizon right by Thors Hammer. The canyon has many really cool Hoodoos (rock formations) and several have openings creating windows. It was a beautiful hike to the bottom of the canyon. Any national park brings the unprepared masses including a woman starting the hike down the canyon holding a small purse, no water and wearing crocs.