Justin & Jess

How to do a Mighty Five road trip in just one week 🚗

Over the past several years, we’ve spent months exploring Utah, including visiting all of its 5 national parks multiple times. Each of these parks is SO uniquely beautiful and you could easily spend weeks exploring any of them—but, if you have just a week to squeeze ALL of them in, you can definitely hit a LOT of the parks’ highlights! 🥾

Here’s how we’d hit all of Utah’s national parks in just one week👇🏼

Day 1
✈️ Fly into Vegas
🚗 Drive to Zion National Park
🌅 Watch sunset at the Canyon Junction Bridge

Day 2
🪽 Hike Scout Lookout (optional add on to Angel’s Landing—permit required!)
🐐 Hike the Canyon Overlook Trail
✨ Watch sunset and stargaze along the Watchman Trail

Day 3
💦 Catch the first shuttle in Zion to hike The Narrows
🚗 Drive to Bryce Canyon National Park
📷 Stop at scenic overlooks, like Bryce Point and Inspiration Point (or, if you still have time and energy, hike the Fairyland Loop Trail!)

Day 4
🌅 Watch sunrise at Sunset Point (trust us)
👑 Hike Navajo Loop/Queen’s Garden Trail down under the canyon’s rim and between the hoodoos
🚗 Drive to Capitol Reef National Park
🥾 Hike the Hickman Bridge Trail
🌅 Watch sunset at Sunset Point

Day 5
🌅 Climb up to the Cassidy Arch for sunrise
🥧 Grab a pie for breakfast at the Gifford Homestead in Fruita
⛰️ Drive along the Scenic Drive along the water pocket fold (i.e., a literal wrinkle in the Earth’s crust!!)
🚗 Drive to Moab
🍻 Explore the cute town of Moab

Day 6
😈 Hike the Devil’s Garden Trail in Arches National Park
🪨 Drive along Arches Scenic Drive, stopping at sites like the Sand Dune Arch, Balanced Rock, and Park Avenue
🪟 Hike the Windows and Double Loop Trail
✨ Watch sunset and stargaze at the Delicate Arch

Day 7
🌅 Watch sunrise at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park
🏝️Drive around to the best viewpoints in the Island in the Sky District, like Green River Overlook and Grand Viewpoint
✈️ Drive back to Vegas to fly home

⏰ If you have extra days to play around with, I’d spend more time in Capitol Reef or Canyonlands—both parks are HUGE and have tons of cool areas to explore!

Have you done a Mighty Five road trip yet?

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Picking between an Antarctic and Arctic cruise? 🐻‍❄️🐧

While you can enjoy stunningly beautiful landscapes and tons of cool wildlife on both of these kinds of cruises, there are also a lot of differences in:
🦊 The animals you can see
🤿 The activities that you can try
🗓️ When you go

Which one would you choose?

#expeditioncruise #expeditioncruising #antarcticacruise #arcticcruise #antarcticcruise

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We just hit 30,000 subscribers! 🥂

When we started sharing our adventures, we never imagined 30k of you would be coming along for the ride. Whether you’re here for the hiking guides, the RV tips, or the polar expeditions, thank you for being part of this community. Your comments and support keep us inspired to keep exploring.

Here’s to the next 30k and even more miles on the road! 🚐

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Shoutout to my bada$$ wife for helping me self-rescue, scrambling for 4 hours through a river and up a 400 foot slot-canyon wall. One of my biggest fears came true this week. I (Justin) shattered my wrist in 4 places while on on of the most difficult trails in Utah. Watch the full video ➡️ https://youtu.be/QB9lANGnRew

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Hey everyone! 👋 We climbed over 15,000 feet for the very first time and wanted to share these awesome photos from our hike today! Peru has been extraordinary so far and we can't wait to tell you all about our adventures in an upcoming video.

Okay, I'm going to go take 1,000mg of ibuprofen to get over this altitude headache.

#hiking #highaltitude #mountains #adventure #firsttime #achievement #views #travel

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