What’s orange, peach, and pink and gorgeous all over? Bryce Canyon—today’s We Do America destination! We both visited this park as an extension to a Park City ski trip many years ago. Then, the sherbert-colored hoodoos were frosted with pure white…
Where’s the reef?
Utah has many faces. So far, we’ve seen the spires and intricate fractal elegance of the Canyonlands, the graceful shapes and mysterious fins of Arches, plus the sweeping deserts and red rocks of Moab.
A walk on the wild side
This spectacular post is brought to you courtesy of the Devil’s Garden trail in Arches National Park. For anyone not familiar, this particular area contains the “most difficult/strenuous” trails in the park accessible without a permit.
Canyons deep and arches high
It’s been a long, productive day, folks! I am writing this entry at 12:22 AM, so it’s going to be very short. A girl needs her beauty rest. 🙂
Pueblos for a day
Today’s exciting adventure took us back to Colorado. Mesa Verde National Park is home to thousands of ancient Pueblo archaeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings.
Hiking the Needles
Here we are at Day 26! The trip odometer passed 7,000 miles this morning on our way to Canyonlands National Park in Utah. It’s hard to believe that we have been on the road for almost a full month. Time is…
The beauty of the Bells
Today the alarm clock rang at 5:40 so we could make it to our destination by dawn. It was rough, I’m not going to lie. I’m not a morning person and therefore don’t remember much before 9:00 or so.
Ladies in Red
We’ve made it to Day 22 of our journey without being eaten by a bear, falling off a cliff, drowning in a lake, freezing to death, or succumbing to altitude sickness! Yay?
The Rockies are large and in charge
We are alive! Some of you may be wondering if we succumbed to the altitude here in Rocky Mountain National Park. At a base elevation of 8,000+ feet, that wouldn’t too unrealistic.
Lovely Lamar and magnificent Mammoth Hot Springs
Three days in Yellowstone and not one bear! This is a little shocking since Yellowstone is known for its constant “bear jams” and relatively high population of grizzlies and black bears.