Moab, Utah’s Sin City
Of course, Utah’s definition of ‘sin city’ is very different than that of Nevada’s next door. In a bit of tongue-in-cheek they have taken Nevada’s saying of “what happens in […]
Category Archives: Road Trip
Canyonlands National Park: Island in the Sky & Mesa Arch
September 23. We admired Dead Horse Point in the (fairly) early morning light and then raced to Canyonlands, hoping to catch some more of that morning light. But at Aztec Butte […]
Dead Horse Point, Dying within Sight of Water (Utah)
September 23. Dead Horse Point gets its name from a horse that died within sight of water, unable to reach it. Enroute to the state park we passed two ship-shaped […]
Kilkenny, Ireland
We were pretty pleased with ourselves when we spotted the Hole-in-the-Wall Pub hidden-away down a narrow alley during our afternoon wander round Kilkenny. We were having a good time chatting with the […]
The Wilder Side of Killarney National Park in Ireland
October 7, 2015. Driving through the barren Ballighbeama Gap to Killarney National Park we made our first stop in the park at Muckross Abbey.This was followed by a walk (and […]
The Ruin of Muckross Abbey in Killarney National Park, Ireland
October 7, 2015. Our first stop in Killarney National Park was the ruin of Muckross Abbey. A sacred ash grows up the middle of Muckross Abbey in Killarney National Park in […]
The Three Pools at Little Qualicum Falls on Vancouver Island
Years ago I went on a sketching trip to Little Qualicum Falls on Vancouver Island. The star attraction for me were the three pools, each one different: one deep sea […]
