Trip length: 2 days
Trip distance: ~7 miles/day
Terrain Rating: Easy
We came to the Valley of Fire after an unsuccessful attempt at Death Valley National Park because of the Gov't Shutdown. I still want to go to Death Valley, but we were extremely happy with our detour! There was a heavy influx of visitors because of the shutdown. We even talked about it on a local news station.
You've probably seen pictures of The Subway on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram. Zion National Park is home to one of the most beautiful slot canyons in the world. There are two ways to do The Subway. In my opinion, the only way of experiencing the true beauty of The Subway is with the top-down option.
Trip distance: 9.5 miles
Terrain Rating: Difficult
Hike In: 7AM
Hike Out: 4PM
Cinque Terre is another one of those beautiful Pinterest/Instagram/Facebook destinations. It's an area of 5 fishing villages along the coast of the Italian Riviera. It's also blowing up with tourists.. There are many ways to hike Cinque Terre, all varying in degree of difficulty. You can hike all 5 villages, you can take the train, or some combination of the two. We started in Riomaggiore and made our way to our least favorite and most touristy resort town, Monterosso al Mare.
