Zion National Park hiking

From the impressive Zion Canyon overlook

While we have been to Zion several times, and hiked many of the popular trails, we enjoy the area so much we wanted to return. After some research I found several less popular hikes that seemed very attractive. Joe’s Guide to Zion National Park was especially helpful in identifying […]

Sulfur Creek in Capitol Reef National Park

I think this is a remarkable photo, even though it just looks like a dirty waterfall on Sulfur Creek. First of all, this photo is hand held at 1/10 second exposure. I love Canon’s image stabilized lenses. Second, the grandkids had so much fun here. We had hiked up the creek, trying to keep our […]

Eastern Sierra fall color, 2012

On a short, three day trip to the eastern Sierra’s I finally hit the timing right to see some fall color. We drove over Sonora Pass (Highway 108) to Bridgeport. Aspens were just beginning to turn yellow. Some groves (the ones farthest from water) looked dingy. Perhaps they are suffering from drought, and the leaves […]