Mega Cubes and Mega Tubes
Thanks to the Potters family´s early Christmas present, we splurged on a trip to see the glaciers in Glacier National Park. We had planned a walk to see the most famous, Perito Moreno, but instead we booked an all-day boat ride and were able to see several of the glaciers from the water! We boarded […]
Tierra del Fuego
We spent Thanksgiving hiking in Tierra del Fuego National Park. The route took us along the coast and then through a mixture of Patagonic and High Andes forest. The “lenga” covers mountain slopes. The most eye-catching were guindo trees most of which had large nodules with an interesting fungus growing out of them. They were like bunches of orange-colored […]
Etosha National Park
Even before we entered Etosha National Park, there were giraffe standing by the side of the road. We entered through the eastern gate and had a game drive on the way to camp at Namutoni. We were delighted to see more giraffe, elephants, countless hoofed creatures (springbok, oryx, kudu, impala) and zebra. The camp area […]
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Cedar Breaks National Monument is located east of Cedar City, in southern Utah. It’s a giant amphitheater dipping over 2000 feet from the Colorado plateau from a height of over 10,000 feet. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared it a National Monument in 1933. Inside the bowl are columns, arches, pinnacles and canyons resembling a smaller […]
Mt. Rushmore
Rapid City, South Dakota, is a convenient place to stop on the way from Billings, MT to Sioux Falls, SD, just about half-way. It’s also a great jumping off point for exploring Custer State Park, Badlands National Park and Mt. Rushmore, in addition to being close to Sturgis. Ours was a short visit, but even […]
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park The Guadalupe Mountains on the Texas-New Mexico border reach heights of almost 9,000 feet. Not far away, deep beneath the surface, are hundreds of caverns formed when sulfuric acid dissolved surrounding limestone. The limestone is what remains of a coral reef of an inland sea from around 250 million years ago. […]
Zion’s Hidden Canyon Trail
Zion National Park has so many options to explore. On our second day in the park we decided to try to get away from the crowds and seek out a slightly less popular route. We read about a Hidden Canyon trail and thought it sounded like just what we had in mind. Feeling like […]
Zion National Park: Don’t Look Down
Zion’s Shuttle System With all of the amazing national and state parks we’ve seen on our travels, Zion National Park really needed to shine to impress us. It shone indeed . . . and glowed, sparkled and dazzled while it was at it. The fall foliage was stunning, and provided the perfect backdrop for our hikes. There […]