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Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

#36: Dead Horse Point State Park

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

Society & Culture, Nature, Personal Journals, Places & Travel, Science

5.01.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

One of the most beautiful state parks in the country, Utah’s Dead Horse Point State Park, offers jaw-dropping views and incredible hiking trails. You can also rent one of nine yurts for a camping experience that combines the fun of tent camping with some of the luxuries of a hotel room. In this episode, we’re coming to you from inside one of those yurts, and we’ll discuss what it was like spending the night here, plus everything you’d want to know about the park and our experience driving the nearby, infamous Shafer Trail. Some of the topics we discuss in this episode include: What is the Shafer Trail and what kind of a vehicle do you need to drive it Why we had to race to the top of Canyonlands to find a park ranger How Dead Horse Point got its name What are the yurts like on the inside Why Karen thinks the parking lot bathrooms by the yurts would be a nice place to spend the night Why Dead Horse Point is known for its sunrises and sunsets What the campgrounds are like at Dead Horse Point Links to more information: How to reserve a yurt at Dead Horse Point State Park Where to learn more about our books and travels Join the conversation on Facebook - we want to hear from you! Check out our Instagram account Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

In fact, I didn't try this morning. I saw a guy ride up in his bicycle and go into one of the

0:06.2

little bathrooms and he still hasn't come out. Yeah, he's probably taking a nap in there.

0:10.9

That's what I'm thinking. Did he take his bicycle in there with him? Yes, he did.

0:14.4

That's weird. He didn't come out and didn't come out and when I went into the little bathroom

0:21.2

next to him, I could hear the water running for a really long time. So I think maybe he was doing

0:26.4

a spongebob. Well, now he's scared because he knows there's a creepy lady in the bathroom next to him.

0:33.2

You need to not be so concerned about what's going on in the bathroom. Just show it to your business

0:42.3

and come back.

0:56.7

This is the Dear Bob and Sioux podcast. Our stories of adventures and misadventures as we travel

1:02.0

to all the U.S. national parks and other public lands. I'm Karen Smith. And I'm Matt Smith.

1:07.6

We're the authors of the Dear Bob and Sioux series of books. On today's episode,

1:12.4

we're coming to you from Dead Horse Point State Park in Utah.

1:16.2

Dead Horse Point is one of the most beautiful state parks in the country and as a bonus,

1:21.8

they have nine yurts that you can rent. We've been wanting to stay in one of these yurts

1:26.7

for a long time. And after we've lucked out and getting a reservation for one night during our trip

1:32.1

to Utah, we thought it would be fun to do our podcast from The Yurt. In this episode, we'll tell you

1:38.0

all about Dead Horse Point State Park, The Yurt Experience, and also what it was like to drive

1:44.0

the famous Shaper Trail that runs below Dead Horse Point. That's right. I think I've recovered from

1:51.3

that, but I'm not sure. It's been a wonderful experience. And the only thing I regret

1:57.6

is not renting this year for more than one night. Right. We should have stayed here for

2:01.6

at least a couple of nights. Or maybe a month. Yeah. Yeah. It's fantastic.

2:14.4

Good morning from our year number two in Dead Horse Point State Park.

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