Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah
I have read about a little state park called Kodachrome Basin. It is supposed to have lovely sandstone formations and you can drive down the riverbed (a scenic backway) to a double arch. Thanks to Read More …
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Fairyland at Brice National Park, Utah
Sunrise at Bryce Point is a disappointment. There really isn’t any sunrise, just a slight tinge of color at the bottom of the clouds, with the sun itself completely obscured. There is too little light Read More …
Evening at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Bryce doesn’t look like much when you first arrive. The outskirts of the national park – the entrance to the park itself – is lined with strip commercial crap. Ruby’s empire (now owned by Best Read More …
The Burr Trail and Highway 12 to Bryce
The Burr Trail (originally a route developed to move sheep) quickly becomes amazing, as a series of sharp switchbacks take us 800 feet to the top of the Waterpocket Fold itself. The view is spectacular. Read More …
Leaving via the Scenic Backway at Capitol Reef, Utah
I thought we were going to be treated to a fabulous sunrise outside our window this morning. It woke us up about six with lovely pinkish clouds, but now the sun is rising directly behind Read More …
Ending the Day at Capitol Reef
We begin to see the formations that we will find at Capitol Reef long before we reach the park itself. It is late afternoon and the light is becoming wonderful. We stop at the Visitors’ Read More …
Minnesota Amish Country in Todd County
My parents live north of Sauk Centre in the central part of Minnesota. I have to go from there up to Staples for a morning meeting.Instead of the state highway, I take the county road, Read More …
Fog shrouds Morro Rock in California
My husband’s relatives live in California and used to camp on the state’s beaches. One of their favorite spots was Morro Bay, so they told us we had to stop there on our way up Read More …
California’s Central Valley
We leave the Bay Area on the long drive south to Los Angeles and soon the golden hills along I-580 become dry and desolate. Then, abruptly, we are in the midst of wind turbines. Rows Read More …
Hiking Angel Island, San Francisco
Friends have arranged an outing to Angel Island. This large island lies relatively unnoticed in the middle of San Francisco Bay. If you stand at the ferry terminal in San Francisco and look out into Read More …