Below are two images from my Rocky Mountain National Park road trip. It’s an early settler’s cabin that was in Capitol Reef National Park. These early settlers really had some challenges with the environment that was not limited to just heat, but also aggressive flooding. Flash floods were a pretty normal thing for this environment […]

Below are a couple of images from around the Delicate Arch trailhead in Arches National Park. It seems every national park has a small historic cabin which is great because we’re able to see the way early settlers lived in the area. They’re making great progress plowing Tioga Pass in Yosemite! I’m not sure it’ll […]

Below is an image I took while on a hike in Arches National Park on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. It was my second time in the park on the way back from the Rockies. The moon was really amazing that evening and a number of people were taking photos as it rose over the park. […]

Below is another image from my first stop at Arches National Park in September of 2023. I really want to go back there in the future. I’m curious about how it looks in the winter with snow all around… Snow removal on Tioga Pass in Yosemite is making good progress. The latest report says the […]

Below is another image I took while hiking the Bear Lake Corridor in Rocky Mountain National Park in September 2023. Just about everywhere you turn there is an amazing view while hiking in the area. Definitely wasn’t a disappointment at anytime. Also below is an image of the trail sign that splits off to go […]

Below is an image I took on the return hike from Emerald Lake to Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park in September 2024. The lake in the image is Dream Lake. As John Muir says: “…the mountains are calling.” I have to say they are really calling me and I can’t wait to get […]

While doing my first hike in Rocky Mountain National Park in September 2023, I saw so many great views! The hike to Dream Lake especially had some great moments. Below is one image I took while on the trail to Dream Lake. The Rockies sure are inspiring! Looking forward to getting up to the Eastern […]

Below is another sandstone structure that I saw in Arches National Park on my way up to Rocky Mountain National Park last year. Arches does have some incredible arch structures, but some of the other sandstone elements are just as impressive. I can’t wait for Tioga Pass to be plowed so I can get up […]

While driving to Arches National Park last year, on my way to Rocky Mountain National Park, there was a rest stop off of HWY 70 that has some really nice views. It’s known as the “Sand Bench Viewing Area”. Below are a few images from the rest stop. The Sand Bench you can see in […]

Ever since I got back from my trip last year from Arches, I’ve really been thinking of going back. I’d like to go when there is snow or when another storm pattern goes through the park. I’ll have to start researching that. Below is an image I took the first day I went to Arches. […]