KOCHMAN'S KORNER

Our first stop was in Albuquerque NM at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center which was very informative and entertaining. After spending the evening there we continued on to The Grand Canyon NP. It is a specular, vast, colorful wonder of nature. Next stop was Bryce Canyon NP in Utah which gave us some incredible views of what the wind and rain did to create the hoodoos. Moving on to Zion NP we experienced breathtaking landscape and great areas to hike. The next stop was not a National Park but it was The Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. It was visually stunning with the towering red sandstone buttes and mesas. After our stop here we found the mile post marker where they filmed "Forrest Gump" ending his cross country run. Continuing on we stopped at Antelope Canyon X known for its stunning, sculpted sandstone walls and Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River. We passed through Canyonland NP, where you can see ancient petroglyphs some of which were carved as far back as 5500BC. We then made our way to Arches NP. This Park is famous for the worlds highest concentration of natural sandstone arches. We headed north through Utah and Idaho into Wyoming ending up in The Grand Teton NP. This was one of the most beautiful scenic parks of our trip. Just north of Teton NP is America's first NP Yellowstone. The park is known for its geothermal features, abundant wildlife and vast landscape. Our last NP stop was on our way back east Mount Rushmore NP. We ended our adventure at the unfinished Crazy Horse Memorial. This trip covered in total 9300 miles.