Category: Utah
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Moab, where outdoor adventures abound!
By the time you read this, my vacation across the Pacific Ocean to my home country of the Philippines will be well underway. My storytelling will be on hold while I’m having fun in Moalboal, my hometown where I’ll be attending my high school Golden Jubilee celebration. We stayed in Moab for two weeks and…
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Bluff, Utah the second time around, Part 2
Bluff is a great home base for several adventures in the area, all surrounded by incredible scenery. As I mentioned in my last post, this was our second visit here and I’d published two posts of our previous explorations a couple of years ago: Let’s Take a Drive – a post about scenery that kept me saying,…
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Bluff, Utah the second time around – Part 1
Bluff, Utah is an unassuming, sparsely populated little town in the southeastern corner of Utah. Although seemingly in the middle of nowhere, it’s surrounded by opportunities for adventure. Along with John and Pam, and Dave and Sue, we totally agree this is a place worthy of repeat visits. Not that we wouldn’t happily meet up with…
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Into the Heart of the Valley of the Monuments – AZ/Utah Border
We first saw the incredible formations in Monument Valley during our drive through the area on highway 163 a couple of years ago. At that time I was reminded of the amazing scenery of many western movies and photos from the distant past. I only had time for a few photos during that passage, but…
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Hitting Scenic Byways and Backways – Flaming Gorge, Utah
Mellow sightseeing day trips in Flaming Gorge country is just what the doctor ordered, after our last few frenetic stops. The home base here was at Pine Forest RV Park in Dutch John, Utah (Steve’s review here), which was central to our sightseeing adventures. Virtually every road we drove was designated a national or state scenic byway…
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A logjam of fossils – Dinosaur National Monument, Utah
In 1909, Earl Douglass, a paleontologist working for the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburg, PA discovered a formation layered with prehistoric plant and animal fossils. What he found that summer day turned out to be part of the most complete Apatosaurus skeleton ever discovered. He called the digsite Carnegie Quarry. For several years he was busy digging, excavating, documenting and shipping out…
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Getting caught up at Utah Lake State Park – Provo, Utah
Continuing on our northbound route after weeks of hiking and socializing, our next destination was Provo, Utah. We had lined up several tasks, including an annual chassis maintenance for Betsy and maintenance for the car, plus we wanted to re-stock our fridge and cabinets after so long “in the sticks.” Our home base was at midge…
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Out of Red Rock Country and onward – Richfield, Utah
Here’s a high five to the mighty five of Utah: Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon National Parks! And wow, did we ever have a grand ten weeks experiencing all of them, each with their own unique and majestic beauty. Although we were “seeing red” in the rocks all that time, we were left…
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Unparalleled Uniqueness – Bryce Canyon National Park
Moving to Ruby’s Inn RV Park from Cannonville was probably the shortest campground move we’ve ever made, a mere 13 miles to get us right outside Bryce Canyon National Park for a week. A little heads-up here: this post is loaded with vibrant images of rocks galore! Prior to the move we had already filled our eyes and…
