On Saturday, November 9th, David and I head back to Sheets Draw in Capitol Reef National Park to look for Sheets Draw Arch again. Along the way we stopped for a few photographs in Scipio. Another stop at the Fruita historic schoolhouse. This time David and I simply start hiking up the Sheets Draw from […]
Next time, use the gate
While visiting Arches National Park near Moab, David and I encounter some Mountain Sheep near the road. After watching a ram and three ewes for a while, we continue down the road and encounter another large ram running along the fence. We pace him slowly with the vehicle waiting for him to jump the fence. […]
The View From Cathedral Point
This trip took my brother David and me to the southern end of Canyonlands National Park. We drove to Monticello Utah and got a hotel room so we would be able to start the next morning. We still had some daylight once we were in Monticello so we drove up the mountain north of Blanding […]
Odd Maple Canyon Arch
It was a Saturday and I found myself bumping around Sanpete Valley, taking pictures in the small communities. [Note: Nearby Manti had been hit by a rare tornado (F2 in strength) on September 8th.] I finally ended up in Freedom Utah, which was my destination anyway. Just north of town is the road to Maple […]
Gifford Canyon by Moon Light
David and I decided to attempt our fourth try for Hepworth Wash Arch in Zions National Park. We know how difficult this hike is so we strip our day packs of anything that could save weight; i.e. flashlight, gloves, etc. We drove down to Springdale Friday afternoon and stayed in a cabin at the Zions […]
Sheets Draw Arch – Strike Two
David and I headed back to Sheets Draw in southern Capital Reef National Park for try number two to find Sheets Draw Arch. We parked at the east end of several canyons that run to the west. We are hoping one of these unnamed canyons will let us access Sheets Draw where we hope to […]
Family Arch Hunt
Just for a change, I go Arch Hunting with wife Nancy, brother David and daughters Chonsie and Shantisha. While David is my usual hiking companion, every now and then other members of my family want to go. (They usually go with me once, remember why they don’t go more often and then don’t want to […]
Too flat for arches
A non-Utah arch hunting comment: I took the family on vacation to Illinois. We stopped near Quinter Kansas to photograph a natural arch in the Chalk Pyramid area. Amusing. It must be terrible to live in such flat country.
Camels and Clogged Bridges
David and I day-trip to explore the Chicken Corners area southwest of Moab along the Green River. We stopped at Clogged Bridge and Little Bridge Arches, which are right next to the dirt road. There are lots of camel tracks in the area but we never get to see any. Apparently, the camels are leftover from a […]
Foot-In-Mouth Trip
The morning of June 8th found David and I heading for Price Utah and then southeast to East Carbon/Sunnyside Utah. Here we picked up the Horse Canyon Road heading south. Driving up Horse Canyon turned into a dirt/gravel road that climbed the steep canyon wall until we could turn onto the dirt road that headed […]