As you drive down and off of Bolder mountain you enter Capitol Reef National Park. The Reef is a large block of rock tipped at an angle and standing way up into the air for many miles. The Reef is cut by several rivers and washes. When the rain falls these can be very dangerous places…
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We left Bryce to travel over US 12 in Utah which I had always thought went through some of the most colourful and spectacular scenery in the state. Apparently other people thought so too because the area has now been declared the Escalante Staircase National Monument. The road (and Monument) extends from Panguitch in the…
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We made our way to Bryce Canyon National Park. We were lucky to camp in a perfect camping location right by the Rim trail system in the northern part of the canyon. We made the obligatory road tour and saw the standard sites, but some of the best views and enjoyable experience (read “no crowds”)…
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From the south rim of the Grand Canyon we made the trip over to the North Rim. This is about a 7 hour drive and takes you way east and north to cross the Colorado River at Marble Canyon. From Marble Canyon we travelled north and west again and finally south to the North Rim. The…
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After the Petrified Forest, we travelled to Flagstaff to purchase groceries and last minute camping supplies. Then we headed north to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. We stayed for three nights at Mather campground and took in the sights of the canyon. Sadly, photographs do not do this incredible land formation any justice…
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The Petrified Forest NP contains a large number of petrified logs and also looks out on some great vistas over the painted desert. We arrived at the park in the early morning just as it was opening. The oblique slant of the sun provided some very colourful shots of the petrified wood.
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At the end of my trip in 1995 to the Colorado Plateau I new that I would have to make the same trip again — there is just so much to see and it is all spectacular. Well, after 6 years and a long time without any vacation, I found myself with the opportunity to…
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After the disappointing weather at the Great Smokey National Park, we headed off to Shenandoah, hoping to take in the fall colours. The weather had turned very cold (sub-zero) and finding a hotel was difficult as there were many folks who had the same idea (both the fall colours and stay out of the cold)!…
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We arrived at the Cosby campsite that same day and the weather there was good. We figured on staying for a relaxing three days. However, the next day broke with heavy rain — sigh. We elected to head into Pigeon Forge and shop the day away as there are a (horrible) number of factory outlets…
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Although not originally in our plans for this trip, we had some time left over in our schedule — largely as a result of weather snowing, raining, blowing, or freezing us out of other locations, so we decided to head east and visit Mammoth Cave, the Great Smokey Mountains and Shenandoah. We had been to…
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