My wife, Nancy, fell and broke her leg while hiking (without me) in southern Canyonlands National Park. She was visiting the area with her parents. The park rangers did a great job getting her safely to the parking area where the paramedics picked her up for an ambulance ride to Monticello. Both right leg bones […]
Leaping for Arches
It was finally Saturday and I wanted to get out of town. David and I jumped in the Explorer and headed for Arches National Park near Moab Utah. Once in the park, we drove the single park road to the Balanced Rock parking area. Just across the road from the parking area is the dirt […]
Arth’s Pasture in Winter
The mild winter gave us the opportunity to visit the Moab area and investigate an area that hid several natural arches. David and I drove down for the day and took the Little Canyon/Gemini Bridges road located between Moab and the Canyonlands National Park – Island-in-the-Sky highway. Once on top of the mesa, we drove […]
Cruel joke
I hike alone into Druid Arch in southern Canyonlands National Park. Whose idea was it to have the last half mile of the 9.4 mile round trip trail UP a steep talus slope?! When I climb down again, I discovered the best pictures were found by continuing up the drainage another hundred feet — all […]
Arches? What arches?
Spring is especially grand this year. While arch hunting near Wind Whistle Rock, David and I spend more time taking pictures of the wild flowers than looking for arches.
Cool Brumley
After a short but challenging hike, David and I find Brumley Creek Arch east of Moab. It is nice to hike in the trees and mountains for a change. The arch is amazing and a nearby waterfall was a pleasant surprise.
Navaho mud
While trying to reach Window Rock Arch south of Bluff, I am caught in a sudden rain storm while driving my SUV alone on the dirt back-country roads. The first large puddle I hit throws bright red mud through a back window that I didn’t realize was still open. The back seat and all my […]
They beat me there!
I finally make it alone to Spear Natural Bridge located in a remote area of Capital Reef National Park. This was my second attempt to reach this bridge. I find a capsule under the bridge with the names Gus Scott, Sandra Scott and Larry Clarkson plus the date April 6, 1996. I add my name […]
Anyone care for a nap?
I hike alone to Heaven Arch in the San Rafael Swell area. While hiking along the rim of the canyon, something catches my eye off in the cedars. Here I find an old metal bed frame set up under a cedar tree. The mattress and support boards had weathered away years ago but the metal […]
So where is Camelhead?
David and I climb up to Camelhead Arch in the San Rafael Swell area. It is an exhausting hike and climb. A couple of years later we discover that it really wasn’t Camelhead Arch but Tip Top Arch. So where is Camelhead Arch?