Utah vacation: second choice

We’ve been planning for a few weeks to take a week’s vacation, and our desire was to head to Bend, Oregon. However, the weather didn’t cooperate (cloudy and sprinkles) and the high country roads were still closed due to snow. So, we headed to southern Utah. That’s quite a difference in environments, but still the […]

Family vacation in Mammoth Lakes

For our family vacation this year, we spent a week in Mammoth Lakes. Here are a few photos.

Laurel Canyon Not far from Mammoth Lakes, this lovely canyon is reached by a rocky 4×4 road visible in the distance.

Minarets view A 4×4 road starts near the signed Minarets viewpoint and […]

We hiked (on) the AT

Our hiking in North Carolina intersected with the Appalachian Trail in a couple of different locations. In Hot Springs, NC we started a hike to Lover’s Leap by walking on the AT along the French Broad River. The southeast is suffering from a drought; the river is popular with white water rafters, but there is […]