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I didn\u2019t realize that the edge of the Grand Canyon is about 2100 m above sea level. So it was not a surprise that I had two days snowstorm up there.
\nIt was really not great to camp two days on such a beautiful place but you didn\u2019t see anything except snow and fog.<\/p>\n

But on my departure day the sun came out and so it was possible to catch some pictures and enjoy the views.
\nAfter that it was a long drive to the Zion National Park and just as I arrived there the rain started. \ud83d\ude41
\nLuckily it was only on that evening.
\nOn the next day I went up early and took the Visitor Shuttle to the park. The main part of the park is only accessible by a free shuttle bus (during high season starts in March until end of October) due to the large amount of visitors and to eliminate traffic and parking problems.
\nThere are a lot of hikes and walks you can do. The best part was to hike up to the Angels Landing point.<\/p>\n

After Zion I went to the Bryce Canyon with his awesome stone structures, but it was there also around 0\u00b0 – 5\u00b0C so I just drive through and visited the most common spots.
\nFrom there I drove the scenic State Route No 12 through Escalante and over the Boulder Mountain (3\u2019449m above sea level) to Torrey.
\nA drive through the Capitol Reef National Park brought me to Moab which is a town between the Arches National Park and the Canyonlands National Park.
\nAfter visiting a lot of Arches and different stone structures I drove through a small part of the Canyonlands NP to the stunning Monument Valley.<\/p>\n

Overview of the route:<\/p>\n

– Grand Canyon
\n– Zion National Park
\n– Bryce Canyon
\n– Escalante
\n– Boulder Mountain
\n– Torrey
\n– Capitol Reef National Park
\n– Moab (Arches National Park)
\n– Canyonlands National Park
\n– Monument Valley<\/p>\n