Category Archives: Travel and Scenery

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 →

We decided to leave for Zion a day early, so we ended up staying in Hurricane, Ut on Saturday night before our first day in the park. Great choice as we found a very good restaurant called Stagecoach in La … Continue reading →

It has been almost 7 months since I posted to this blog. I have been in a creative malaise for a variety of reasons. I have decided to pull myself up out of the malaise and move forward. In early … Continue reading →

Before getting to the Marquesas, there was a sea day so that the Paul Gauguin could make the almost 600 NM journey to Hapatoni, Tahuata in the southern Marquesas. A sea day is always a great time. While nothing onboard … Continue reading →

The name Capital Reef was given to this area by early settlers for a couple of reasons. The first settlers decided that the Navajo Sandstone outcrops resembled the dome of the Capitol building in Washington, DC. It is not clear … Continue reading →