Provo Canyon

My dad has always told me to not let school get in the way of my education. As previously noted, this has been a little bit of a struggle this semester and Experience Utah has been in a little bit of a lag.

Fortunately, Claire had a beautiful idea to take a brain break last weekend and drive up Provo Canyon.
With the onset of Autumn, the changing colors in the Canyon are absolutely breathtaking right now. A.k.a: STOP what you are doing and go! Seriously, studying can wait an hour and a half. Go call your best friend or kidnap your roommate.


We got up to Heber and explored a little. Exciting news: Heber is getting a Wal-Mart. :) I only got pictures on my cell phone, so thank you to Utah.com for the map.


Bridal Veil is visible from the road, but seriously the colors are what make me so in love with autumn. Honestly, the other seasons can't even compete with autumn.

In closing, a quote:

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

- George Eliot

Bridal Veil Falls

After three years of being in Utah, I finally got up to Bridal Veil Falls.

A friend and I went to go for a "jog" on a bike trail in the Canyon that we had been on before, but then decided to "jog" up the trail to Bridal Veil. (The "jog" turned into more of a walk after about 10 minutes-- Oops.) We went up the Canyon and parked in Vivianne Park at the trailhead. This is about a 15 minute drive up from Provo. It's a paved path all the way over and is really nice. Here are some pictures of the local artwork on the abandoned concrete buildings we saw. (There is also a hike, I believe, that goes up to the top, but that is still on the to-do list.)

The leaves are just starting to change colors and the canyon was stunning as the sun crested over the mountaintops.