This trip to Vegas I spent very little time on the “strip” and instead visited some great outdoor areas. There were many benefits to this the least of which is saving money staying away from the casinos! Another side of Las Vegas is that there are some great...
Grand Canyon National Park – Musing the future
Time to check another National Park off the list. I have been to the Grand Canyon a number of times but it seems that each time is different. With just a couple of nights here I was lucky enough to catch up with an old friend of the family...
Lake Powell & Rainbow Bridge National Monument
While visiting Antelope Canyon camping at Lake Powell was a must do. Part of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area the Lake Powell Wahweap Campground is operated by a National Parks concessionaire. The views from the campsite were awesome with sunrises and sunsets creating beautiful colors on the rocks surrounding...
Zion National Park – Loved by millions
285 square miles and over 4 million visitors this year. Zion is certainly one of the “diamonds” of the National Park system. Before I write about my awesome hikes in Zion I wanted to muse a bit about the very real idea of “loving a park to death”. This...
Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument – Cool Place!
In 1996 Grand-Staircase Escalante, established by Presidential Proclamation, became the first National Monument to be administered by the Bureau of Land Management. It is huge – spanning nearly 1.9 million acres and according to the proclamation its “vast and austere landscape embraces a spectacular array of scenic and historic...
Capitol Reef National Park – Explorations
Capitol Reef: capitol for the white domes of Navajo Sandstone that resemble capitol building domes, and reef for the rocky cliffs which are a barrier to travel, like a coral reef. Three nights and four days in the beautiful campground at Capitol Reef National Park. The...
Capitol Reef National Park – Cattle Country
A little history……. In 1880 Wilford Pace began ranging his cattle in the area around what is now Capitol Reef National Park and Torrey, Utah, taking advantage of the vast open ranges of the region. By 1896 following Utah being granted statehood, the region was still sparsely populated largely...
Sunrises & Sunsets in Moab
It may sound like a cliché, but there is nothing like watching a beautiful sunrise to remind us that we are lucky to be alive – right here, right now. Taking the time to gaze at the horizon while you watch the sun break through the morning sky is...
Exploring Herdina Park – the best part of Arches NP
Arches National Park, a landscape of contrasting colors, landforms and textures unlike any other in the world. This red rock paradise has over 2,000 natural stone arches, in addition to hundreds of soaring pinnacles, massive fins and giant balanced rocks. The power of rain and wind shape this landscape...
Hiking the Fiery Furnace – Arches National Park
The Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park is a small but concentrated maze of colorful sandstone fins and narrow slot canyons between towering sandstone walls. The surreal geologic labyrinth earns its name from the deep red and orange glow of the sandstone fins that, when lit by the...