Thanks to everyone who weighed in on my previous post in search for a new camera. After extensive research and taking into consideration all of the helpful comments and recommendations from friends, blog readers, Facebook friends, and the very helpful guy at the camera shop in Palm Springs I...
Camera Shopping
“A camera teaches you how to see without a camera.” – Dorothea Lange Back on the road again and in search of a new camera. While in Cabo my point and shoot camera decided to quit working. I guess not surprising as it has been around for quite a...
New Year – Resolutions & New Blog look!
Welcome 2017! Time to join the hoards of well meaning folks out there making those all important New Year’s resolutions. Got immediately to work on one of those resolutions: Become a Better Blogger As a new to the blogging world I sometimes struggle in the creation and management of...
Trip to Pennsylvania for College Graduation
Winter certainly isn’t the best time to fly to Pennsylvania but that is exactly where I spent a few days just before Christmas. It was for an event that I have been looking forward to for at least the last four years if not the last 23 years, my...
Kodachrome Basin State Park & More GSENM Hikes
After Escalante was another Utah State Park – Kodachrome Basin State Park. The campground there provided full hookups but there was no cell or internet service to be had. Fortunately I wasn’t totally off the grid as the DirectTV found a satellite and I was able to watch the...
Bryce Canyon NP – Hiking the Hoodoos
Named after the Mormon Pioneer Ebenezer Bryce, Bryce Canyon became a national park in 1928. Small by National Park standards, the 56.2 square miles of Bryce Canyon National Park is an awe inspiring example of the geologic process. Hoodoos (odd-shaped pillars of rock left standing from the forces of...
Monument Valley – Time for a visitor!
Arrived in Monument Valley just in time to meet Pam Armas who would stay with me for a few days. Was great having an old friend and travel partner meet me on the road and share some of these great adventures. First thing on the agenda was...
I’s All About the People – Moab Hiking Group
“I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends make life a lot more fun.” Charles R. Swindoll In a previous post about Druid Arch...
Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta Canada – International Peace Park
My main reason for traveling to and staying on the east side of Glacier NP was to take a day drive into Canada and see Waterton Lakes NP. I understand that not everyone will share my views in this realm, but isn’t that what makes life interesting? I personally...
Glacier National Park – Westside Adventures (part 1)
Hard to believe it has been a week since I arrived in Columbia Falls Montana to visit Glacier National Park. Yes, another wonderful National Park – and my first visit to Glacier. It has been interesting to watch the season wind down here. Places inside and outside the park...