Touring Death Valley in California
“Travel prepared to survive,” the National Park Service gives as advice on travelling through Death Valley. The name of Death Valley is a clue; it starts with the word ‘Death’. […]
Category Archives: Utah
The Red Rocks of the American Southwest
The Spanish word color often signifies the colour red. Colorado (coloured) is the a description (and name) of a place with a lot of red-coloured rocks. We were flying to […]
The Desert Landscapes of the Southern US & Mexico
I was very privileged last year to have clear skies as we flew over extraordinary desert landscapes on our way to Mexico City. Wind-blown snow over the sand and rocks of […]
Lake Powell and Horseshoe Bend
September 29. Hiking back from ‘The Wave’ in the heat of the day was exhausting. My legs and my feet cramped up from salt cramps when I tried to get […]
‘Don’t Die Out There’, Surviving a Hike into the Wave
September 29. The ‘Wave’ is such a popular hiking destination that only 10 permits are given out per day online, and another 10 in a lottery at the Paria Ranger Station […]
Winning the Lottery Plus a Hike into Buckskin Gulch
After spending the night in Page, Arizona we headed out BLM in Utah for the ‘Lottery’. September 28. We made it to the Paria Ranger Station in Utah by 8:20, excited […]
The Desert Country of the Valley of the Gods in Utah
September 27. Valley of the Gods was another sight highlighted on our map of things we absolutely HAD to see while visiting the state. We were warned! Fortunately we only […]
A Sombrero Sandstone Formation at Mexican Hat in Utah
September 26. Decamping from Mesa Verde and its cliff dwellings in Colorado we headed back into Utah following the scenic route (where an artist was literally getting blown away by […]
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, […]
