Canyonlands Island in the Sky

Wow! Island in the Sky is an apt description.

Colorado River from Dead Horse Point

There are three distinct areas in Canyonlands NP. The one we chose to visit today was Island in the Sky, high up on the mesa rim overlooking the magnificent canyons of the Colorado and Green Rivers. We started at […]

Family hike in Arches National Park

Landscape Arch

For our first day in Moab my son-in-law suggested a hike in the Devil’s Garden area of Arches National Park that would take us by several arches. Landscape Arch, pictured above, was the largest. In fact, it is probably the longest natural occurring sandstone arch in the world. Kolob Arch in Zion is […]

Eileen’s birthday

We visit with the family in southern California too rarely, so when we got an invitation to Eileen’s birthday party in Riverside we decided to make a quick trip—down and back in a long weekend. We had a good time, and Karen enjoyed time with her brothers and cousin and nephews and nieces.

The […]