Yeah we recently did the "Grand Circle" in late fall and it was incredible.

Epic road trip:

• Grand Canyon
• Monument Valley
• Mexican Hat
• Arches
• Canyonlands
• Goblin Valley
• Capitol Reef
• Scenic Hwy 12 from Torrey down along the edge of Grand Staircase Escalante
• Up through Bryce
• Down into Zion

We previously had done Valley of Fire a few months earlier also.

Zion is stunning and was a fantastic way to end the trip. After all of that vast expanse, being cradled in the valley with the yellow leaves blowing felt mystical.

But yeah the sheer mind boggling beauty of those parks can't be put into words. Even pictures fail.

For example, in Arches at Panorama Point you are essentially surrounded with an absolutely incredible landscape painting with amazing cliffs off the left of center from the mountain. But photos at Panorama point typically only focus on the right hand view and absolutely fail to show the overwhelming sense of beauty there.

Zion is my favorite park (so far) but Panorama Point at Arches is my favorite spot.

Edit Oh shit just after writing that I did another search and someone had actually posted a true sunset panorama from Panorama Point! This is what it looked like when we were there, but again imagine seeing this all around you instead of on your tiny phone.

https://i.redd.it/jg3192b2g4l41.jpg