Moki Dugway: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Moki Dugway is quite the road. I’m not sure why they call it ‘dugway’ instead of ‘highway’ but certainly the experience of careening down its sharp curves is vastly different […]
A Scenic Drive through Southern Utah
September 26. As we were in the process of decamping from Mesa Verde, this old guy came by to check our camping permit. “Boy, you’re in trouble ,” he said, […]
Bridges from Around the World 2
A collection of bridges from around the world. U Bein Bridge in Mandalay (Myanmar). (More of U Bein Bridge.) Shiny balloon installation at the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver, BC, […]
The Day of the Dead / el Día de Los Muertos
Hallow’een, Hallowed Eve, Holy Evening, October 31st. Which is the night before All Saints Day, November 1st. Which is the day before All Souls Day, November 2nd. Which is the […]
A Hot Air Balloon Fire-up in Mancos, Colorado
One benefit of our long hike to the petroglyphs was that on the way we met a couple of balloonists who told us about a hot-air balloon ‘fire-up’ that evening […]
Reflections on Las Vegas
Reflection in Las Vegas, the glitter capital of the world. When I was at Circus, Circus many years ago they had trapeze artists flying above the slot machines. Now they […]
Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado
Cliff Palace is a complex of cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, USA. After our difficult hike to the petroglyphs we raced down to our campsite for a […]
