Backpacking the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim… or Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim!
Grand Canyon Backpacking Rim-to-Rim Grand Canyon is a land of contrasts. Start a rim-to-rim hike at dawn on May 15 and you’re likely to find residual snow banks and temperatures near freezing at the North Kaibab trailhead. Fourteen miles later, you’re standing on a...
Guides Gear Corner #4: Footwear
Guides Gear Corner #4: Fancy Footwear Some national park visitors might get by in sneakers, but if you plan to be doing much hiking in the Southwest you really have four options for footwear: High or mid-top hiking boots, hiking shoes, trail runners or hiking sandals....
Guides Gear Corner #3: Emergency Gear
Guides Gear Corner #3: Emergency Gear for Desert Hiking and Driving If you’re heading out on your own desert adventure, there are some things you can bring along to help keep you safe. While we like to stress the importance of a light pack, experienced desert hikers...
Utah ATV Tours? Here’s Why We Prefer Our Trucks.
Why Do We Use Chevy Suburbans At Dreamland Safari Tours? Our fleet of Chevy Suburbans transports small tour groups across deserts of deep, dry sand, over rocks, and through unbelievably sticky mud. After years of driving them, we’re still sometimes surprised by their...
Public Land Designations Explained
A Guide To Understanding America’s Public Lands Stretching from sea to shining sea, America’s public lands let us dream big…camp red rock country miles from the nearest road, scale a 3,000-foot granite monolith, kayak a secluded stream, or uncover hints of...
Deep Sand Driving Near Kanab, UT | Off-roading Tips
How to drive in the sand near Kanab UT without getting stuck. Over the past 20 years, Dreamland guides have acquired a lot of off-road expertise while driving Southern Utah’s sandy roads. We want to share our knowledge! Read this article to learn about choosing the...
Hiking Buckskin Gulch, a true bucket list adventure
The trip through Buckskin Gulch is exhilarating and absolutely magnificent. My first through hike exceeded my expectations in every way. The brilliant sandstone walls grew high overhead and the ever-changing light illuminated the canyon in orange and yellow. Each...
Is 2020 the year of the Great American Road Trip?
Life in America has changed since Horatio Nelson Jackson embarked on the first cross-country road trip in 1903, back when there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire U.S., 8,000 registered vehicles and absolutely no gas stations. He set out on a 3,000-mile...
Hikes To Do Around Kanab Without Needing 4-Wheel-Drive
Easy-to-access hiking trails right in Kanab The American Southwest is big country. But you don’t have to spend your entire vacation driving. Here are several hike ideas within 10 minutes of your Kanab hotel or vacation rental. All are well marked and accessible in a...
Desert Bighorn Sheep Thrive Where We Can Barely Survive
Even the best hikers feel humbled to watch desert bighorn sheep charge seemingly straight up the steep, sandstone cliffs of Southern Utah. Their incredible agility and balance is unmatched, helping them avoid predators such as mountain lions, bobcats and coyotes. It’s...
Where the heck is the Grand Staircase?
If you ask that question while you’re standing somewhere in South Central Utah, chances are, you’ve already found the Grand Staircase, and you are, in fact, standing on it. The immense geologic feature is a series of different colored rock layers with steep sides and...
Peekaboo Slot Canyon offers a quiet alternative to Antelope Canyon
Peekaboo Slot Canyon offers a quiet alternative to Antelope Canyon PEEKABOO CANYON IS OPEN - BOOK NOW I lean my back against the cool Navajo sandstone and gaze up at the brilliant red walls of Peekaboo Slot Canyon. Colors vary from black to purple to every shade of...
What kind of weather can I expect during my trip to Kanab, Utah?
What kind of weather can I expect during my trip to Kanab, Utah? Understanding Southern Utah weather Many consider spring and fall the best times to visit the American Southwest. Kanab averages 256 days of sunshine each year, so chances are good that you will see...
Appreciating the delicate sandstone fins of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Appreciating the delicate sandstone fins of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Step on the edges, break the ledges. That’s what one of our favorite Bureau of Land Management rangers tells winners of the Wave permit lottery during an orientation about North...
Driving to Peekaboo Slot Canyon
Driving to Peekaboo Slot Canyon: a tour guide gains off-road skills in desert sand It would make sense for a tour company to accentuate the risk of off-road driving in order to sell tours. And it’s often difficult to get an objective opinion on road conditions because...
