Category Archives: Travel and Scenery

We had two adventures in this week. A trip up the Palm Springs Tramway with Kiara for a hike around the Desert View Trail and a two-night camping trip to Joshua Tree NP to test the new tent that Santa … Continue reading →

We shot over to Montrose, Colorado to visit my cousin Steve and his wife, Jody. They had retired to Montrose from the Phoenix area buying a very nice home on a nice size piece of property and workshop to keep … Continue reading →

We were not really sure what to expect at Canyonlands. After two days in the relatively compact area of the visually stunning Arches NP, we were heading for a park so large that there are three different areas of the … Continue reading →

We hit the road bright and early and headed out so that we could get some hiking/walking in and see some arches with a less crowded situation. First stop was the Double Arch area shown on the map (north is … Continue reading →

A slower starting morning after the Spaghetti Western dinner and entertainment. Today was mostly planned as an eastern park visit. We wanted to take a closer look at the Pinto Gneiss which is the more than 1.8-billion-year-old basement rock found … Continue reading →

An earlier and cooler morning for this day’s travels! This day was devoted to geology, scenery and concluding what has been an elusive hunt for the last resting place of Johnny Lang. An aside. Thanks to digital cameras small storage … Continue reading →

This year, as I started my 70th trip around the sun (it is more important to finish and celebrate the end of that trip, but it was a good excuse to get away), we opted for four days in Joshua … Continue reading →

There are two areas of Zion NP that are definitely not as well traveled as the main South Entrance/Scenic Drive area. Kolob Canyons is about a 45-mile drive from Springdale via Utah SR-9 westbound and down and then I-15 north. … Continue reading →

While reviewing trails on Sunday evening, we found the Zion Narrows Riverside Walk which is at the far north end of the main park scenic drive. The trail (without the wading in the snow fed river extension) is an approximately … Continue reading →