Tour Utah National Parks: The Mighty 5 & beyond Travel Guide with photography tips 

This video is amazingly well done - informative, scenic, comprehensive, super easy to watch. Definitely just became my #1 source for planning my upcoming trip. Thanks for this.

My husband and I went on a tour of the national parks of America. It was wonderful, and the history and geographic splendour will stay with us forever.

FINALLY a photographer who cares enough to teach and share his knowledge and experience. Although I’ve been to most of these parks, I’ve learned a lot and would love to go back. At times some of the video seemed a bit rushed and would have liked a little more information on the sites especially the side tours and smaller parks. An outstanding job. You MUST do more

I grew up in Salt Lake and St. George, UT, with a father who's an archeologist and big ol' nerd. He also happens to be the oldest of four sons, so we Jones boys have been to literally ALL of these places. Unfortunately my pops had a stroke a while back, and now has Alzheimer's, so it's been ages since I got to venture off the beaten path and into the beautiful nooks and crannies those four maniacs would always drag me to. I'm very under the weather right now and this video made my "puke, shiver uncontrollably, sweat buckets, eat saltines, repeat" day so much more bearable. A million childhood memories came flooding back to me. (Hiking through Devil's Garden in winter, a light dusting of fresh snow on the fins, and the entire park to ourselves . . .) It was great. Cheers, mate.

I make this trip in 2013. Is amazing. Everybody must see this beautiful land. God bless America.

Imagine exploring this area 45 years ago. That was a huge part of my childhood. I feel very lucky.

Nice and informative video.Thanks for sharing.Stay Blessed.🥰

If you go to Arches or Bryce canyon it's best to start at the back of the park and work your way toward the park entrance. It's less crowded this way.

I have never seen such an informative well presented yet entertaining and interesting video like this before... it had me pausing, and backtracking every so often. Thanks for the amazing content and detailed bits and pieces about sun positions and times for the best pictures etc.

I toured this country every summer for years with my family growing up. My father a professional photographer would take me with him early in the morning to get shots with his 8 by 10 camera. the best memories of my life the National Parks in Utah and South Dakota.

Beautiful video. Thank you for showcasing God’s amazing creation!

As a Geologist myself, I am very happy that you explain how some of the formations formed. And the material is incredible. Iam very happy to travel to this area to annoy my wife with geological facts on our honeymoon.

Thank you so much, Steve! I haven't enjoyed a travelogue as much as this for a long time. I loved everything about it: your photography; the tone of your narration; the pacing of each sequence; the incredible vistas; the sense of unlimited space (and freedom); the unfathomable beauty of God's good earth - everything! I live in the UK, where we have nothing remotely like these amazing landscapes. Now, I just need to plan my trip, for when the crazy covid times are finally over. Keep well and keep it going! 🙏🤝

The totum pole in monument valley was climbed in the movie "The Eiger Sanction" by Clint Eastwood and George Kennedy.

1:02:12ish- the absolute BEST and most scenic way to get from Capitol Reef to Bryce is to to take the Notom-Bullfrog Road to the Burr Trail and actually cross through the water pocket fold! It is a dirt road, but usually conditions are OK for passenger cars. In my opinion, the burr trail switchbacks are more incredible than the Shaffer trail.....and the burr trail will take you through Escalante and meet back up with hwy 12 before Bryce. The views are so incredible.

This is the best video on the Southwest I have ever seen. There's a good reason George Stevens selected this area to shoot movies like "The Searchers," with John Wayne. Thanks for posting:)

Be sure to see this before you get to old & frail. You'll have plenty of good memories in your old age!😎😜👌✌

Wow! Was this a million dollar production from a major TV network?? Been traveling around the Southwest 4-5 times during the last 15 years. Constantly keep coming back even though the trip is long.... (live in Stockholm, Sweden). Read many travelguides and have watched several RU-vid clips covering the area but I have never ever come close to any guide this good. Great pictures/footage, narration and production. And most of all - loads of great advice! Deeply impressed! BTW - Can’t believe we didn’t take the Shafer Canyon Road back to Moab from Dead Horse Point last year.... Can’t believe I’ve been like 10 minutes away from Goosenecks State Park on Road 163 at least 4 times without doing the detour..... .... ..

Hello I live in Thailand I like so much your videos this is in my dreams thanks ,

I just found your channel today. I live in Ottawa Canada and have just started to adventure ride motorcycles. Your channel is a perfect introduction to some of the amazing national parks I want to see. The snow is still very deep here but spring will come quickly. A big tour to the four corners will take time and planning but it will happen. Maybe I will make a goal for 2025. Should have my moto travel feet under me by then. Once again thanks I have literally spent the afternoon watching your playlists

This show lots of what is in each area. I like the canyonlands part best. Thanks for sharing.

My family and I did Schaffer's Trail last year and it was a blast. Canyonlands was a lot more chill and relaxing than Arches, and I'm convinced it's really just more beautiful as a whole.

Did the 5 parks in Dec 2019. Was wonderful even though higher up vista points were closed for snow. Capitol Reef dirt road was also closed. Overall wonderful trip. Started with Zion- Bryce- Lake Powell- Monument Valley-Arches- Canyonland-Capitol Reef . Wonderful narration and voice sir.

You're videos should be on tv they are just so so Great

This is without a doubt one of the finest presentations I ever seen. It is fresh and interesting throughout. Thank you and congratulations on a well planned video. We cannot wait to travel this area. Safe travels

I took the Green Tortoise Bus from San Fransicisco with people from all over the world, we did many of these national parks and others up north. It brings back great memories. Thank you for this wonderful video.

I’m shocked anyone would look beyond the beauty of that entire state!

After the man you helped walked thru your camera shot, I laughed, liked and subscribed.

Can't wait to see it all with my own eyes in about 80 days... Great vid!

Oh boy am I glad I rafted and hiked these places extensively in the late 1960's and early 1970's. What a time I had without any crowds and usually without seeing another person. I even met Edward Abby in Arches and shared his camp fire for dinner. Made my way up to Idaho after that for rafting on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River for 10 years working running a sweep boat for the Smith family. Then is was back to India and Nepal. Better get yourselves going before you are too old!

Totally agree, this is the absolute BEST travel guide video IV ever seen. Beautifully shot, clear, precise & relevant info, additional geological info - just perfect. Already planning this for my next trip to the U.S. My last trip was to Sturgis All the way from Perth West Australia 👍😊

Enjoyed every minute of the video. Learning the correct pronunciation of Navajo names is crucial. Can’t wait to move to Arizona in October.

Arches national park is beyond amazing! Dead horse view is fantastic like a dream the colors blend into the snow and red dirt we went at what i believe was the perfect time nice a cool. The snow really brings out the red in the dirt! Make sure you have your yack track feets on slick~*~ love this epic adventure :)

This is an incredible video. These are some of my favorite places in the southwest and this is the first video which I've seen which does justice to the parks. It covers both the standard places and views as well as some of those which are much less visited and even more incredible. Anyone who is planning to visit this area, needs to watch this video very carefully before going; there is no better planning tool that I know of. Kudos to the people who put this together; this is a gem!

This has to be the best instructional video on all of RU-vid I will be going there soon and I have stored all of this information on my Google Maps thank you so much.

Whao what an amazing video. Thanks for the hard work

Love Utah and been back 7 times since my first visit. I will one day plan a month long trip to go around the grand circle in a slower pace to explore more. When this COVID shitshow is over of course.

Wonderful , informative video- appreciate the time and care you put in to it. Kindest regards

A few years ago, my GF and I ate in a Burger King restaurant on Highway 89, AZ, 100 miles south of Kayenta. It's been 3 years since then, and we never stop telling people that this is the best burger we ate in the entire UNITED STATES! (This was part of a coast-to-coast trip so we tasted a lot of burgers all over the country). No one believes us that the best burger is on some random road in the middle of the desert, especially not a fast food burger, so hearing you recommending on a Navajo Burger King really approved that we were right! We're planning on visiting the area again on October, we'll definitely try the kayente branch! Great video and thanks for the recommendation! It helps a lot with setting up the route for our next RV trip.

Most awesome and thorough Utah video on RU-vid...

Hi there. This is just the most informative, useful, most perfectly filmed and narrated video ever. Period. I cannot thank you enough for sharing. Best regards from Argentina.

Superbe! Vous nous montrez, pour nous, Suisses, une autre planète. Vous donnez envie d’y aller!👏👏👏

That is Great Amazing!!,Beatiful!

We took all the notes from this video; made an itinerary and it was the best trip ever. Thanks to YOU because we went to places you have listed, but traveling with 80-year-old senior was challenging (LOL).

WOW! Love the video and all the pictures. 😍😍😍😍👍👏

That was the most amazing documentary I’ve seen. I just got back from doing the 5 Utah National parks. My mom and I left from Las Vegas and did the circle that way. I’m making a photo album, and I wanted to put a documentary on in the background. This was amazing to watch. Thank you!

The Shafer Trail scared the life out of me!!

This is an amazing video.. its like I actually visited these places myself

Love this video... and I laughed aloud when the man wallowed right straight into your time-lapse shot. It was the combination of the visual and your narrative that made it so funny. 😆

Very informative video. Also, amazing shots. Thank you for sharing. I am gonna come back to Utah for the Mighty 5 again this February, when I hope for fewer crowds.

Great information. I’ve been there couple of times and I missed lot of places you’ve shown here. I’ll be heading back once this pandemic calms down. We Americans needs to see more to appreciate our country. Great work!!!

Best Utah travel video! Thank you.

Wonderful video! Thank you greatly for sharing!

Very educational for me and thank you very much sir. Hope some day I can see it.

Thanks for posting this without all of the political commentary some post with their videos. You keep it simple and factual.

bookmarking this video for reference for future trips

Great video! Love all the detailed information

Thank you for taking me along on your journey. Magnificent

True professional video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻👍🏻✌🏻

I’ve been watching your RU-vid channel, specially “the west is big!”, .over and over, I learned a lot from you, I am getting known about what is Grand circle is now. So much details are excellent, you are the professional!!!!!. I am still watching almost everyday, to learning from your RU-vid, our family will go this summer to Zion park, Bruce canyon, and many more you already introduced for two weeks. Your knowledge, and explanation all the pictures are amazing. You do not know how much I appreciate your RU-vid channels, you the best of bests, many many you tube channels show their experience “The West” I’ve been watching, but none of them even closer to your RU-vid channels. Thank you!!!!!, so much, when I go “the West” this summer, I feel like, I was there already, although, I never been there except Moab, because of you.

I've been through most of these areas and loved every minute of this travel guide. NOTE to travelers. If you want to travel a little North of Zion's you'll love Kannaraville falls. It's a 1.75 miles round trip to the falls. Most of the hike is in water that's not swift most of the year. The hike is a bit strenuous especially if you're out of shape and most of it is through the creek which you must traverse to reach the falls. I love this place. It's near cedar city utah.

Thank you for this video, wonderful!

Super production. The views are great and so was your song!!

❤ thanks for making the video. It is inspiring.

It is very helpful for us to watch your video for the western national parks and historic sites of the United States., We would like to visit this area again

Most excellent narrative and picture show

Such a great video!! Thank you.

I retired from trucking in April of 2020. I've driven through Moab in a truck. I'm a South Caralinian and I enjoyed the drive north to West Valley. Next year I plan to drive out that way again, which of course will be on my time.

Very well done. I have been to most of them as well. Great places to visit.

The best video I have seen on the area! Thank you for all the hard work you put into this.

Great video

i agree with the statement below. finally someone who does the info right.

Awesome!

Thank you for this incredibly wonderful travel guide. It is going to be immensely helpful in planning our trip.

Wow amazing to watch ,awesome road trip👌👌well captured ,lots of great info👏👏keep rocking, have a wonderful day 💐💐

This is an amazing travel video - it seems professionally produced. I'm obsessed with doing the Grand Circle and really grateful for this super detailed information to help get the most from the experience. I'm going to refer to this again and again. Thanks!

This is the best travel video i have ever watched.!!! And i watch many. Lack of money has kept me from being an explorer, but i also became crippled 4 yrs ago so even if i won the lottery i could not go - and enjoy - sight seeing this beautiful world. So i watch posts of other people's adventures (thank you very much). Through others who generously share their experiences, i get to see some amazing places. However, even though im appreciative, they are often fast shots of scenery but not much indepth knowledge. So i feel i have watched someone's quick pics of a vacation. Yet i have not seen anything so all-encompassing with rich detail and beautiful video capturing every tiny aspect of a journey as i have in watching this post. I feel that i was on this trip WITH you. 💞💞💞

This was not only very beautiful but very interesting. One could spend a lot of time getting to know the great Southwest and still have much left to be explored. I didn't even mind the speeded up places, which I normally abhor. It's great that you're able to do this and share it with everyone and then spend so much time to make it very interesting. Nothing else I have seen compare with your presentation. And you have a nice pleasant voice. Thank you.

What a great tour guide. Cheers!

This is the trip I want to take next spring when my car is paid off. I have already seen some of Arches and Valley of the Gods five years ago.

soo gorgeous! I love it. was there 5 times amazing!!!❤❤❤

Excellent video, just excellent....

Excellence in motion man. Thx

If you go to Goblin Valley state park, I highly recommend a hike nearby at Little Wild Horse Canyon. It was one of the highlights during our trip through Utah!

Great job on making this video 📸!

I'm a Minnesotan that is planning on driving to Utah to complete part of the grand circle. Looking to visit the mighty 5 and add some other stops along the way. This video has gotten me very excited for my trip next month

Awesome video. Can't wait to head back with all this great knowledge and information. Much appreciated 🙌🏽

Thanks for making such an informative and interesting travelogue! We thought you had a professional narrator, you've done such a fine job!

Thank you so much for this video.

Fantastic update to share, thanks so much,,,, Safe, happy & blessed travel on your all journey,,,,

Great Video, good information Thank you 😊

Bonjour de Paris Beautiful photos , I am planning a 2 weeks road trip through Utah national parks your amazing video and explanation were very help full. Merci

Thank you for the excellent film ! We saw some of these out-of-this-world places last year. We're dreaming eye open to go back in a foreseeable future and use some of your recommendations.

Thank you so much! You save me so much time and makes my trip planning much easier.

Very well done. I'm a former trucker since retired. Informative, educational, disciplined scope. You ought to put it up for sale haha

Brilliant video. I have visited Utah, Zion, Arches, ( photo op from Thelma and Louise ) Canyonlands and many more twice, in 2011 and 2017. I was inspired after watching 127 Hours and just had to visit. Drive from Vegas is awesome and Springdale is a great place to stop. Did Angels Landing, Temple of Sinawava. Rappelled and canyoneered in Moab, from Morning Glory Bridge with the guys that did the ropes for 127 Hours.. (thanks Brett from Canyons and Cliffs) Delicate Arch twice, hiked Bryce Canyon, snow in 2011, baking hot in 2017 (its 8000 ft above sea level, no wonder i was blowing), drove down Monument Valley and stopped for the Forrest Gump photo, tried to drive to The Wave but couldnt find it, Page, Horseshoe bend and canyon X, then up to Yellowstone, Tetons, Jackson Hole, and finally Salt lake City, two fantastic adventures and memories never to be forgotten, I absolutely encourage/ plead with anybody from here in the UK and Europe to visit this area, forget about Florida and the crowds and tourists, this place is an absolute must, the people are fantastic, motels are cheap and comfy, driving in a hired Ford Mustang from Vegas was one of the best times of my life, hope to return one day but i will never have the feeling again of my first experience of these awesome places

Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you

Cool video 👌👍😎

Its time to come visit again !

THANK you very much for the time codes!