On almost the last day of the year, I found myself with a whole day to myself. The Christmas bustle was over and the New Year had not yet detonated. Needing some time for myself, I jumped in my Explorer and headed south. Somehow I ended up in Arches National Park near Moab. One thing […]
Arches – Almost like going home again
Saturday and time for a drive to the Moab Utah area. David and I spent the day bumping around Arches National Park with a late afternoon hike up to Delicate Arch timed so that we would enjoy a lunar eclipse just after sunset. The weather was perfect and the sky was clear. Too bad my pictures really […]
Olympic torch in Arches
I tried a mid-week trip to Moab Utah so I could be in Arches National Park when the 2002 Winter Olympic torch relay visits Delicate Arch. However, at 5 AM that morning I discover only a select few are invited to see the ceremony at Delicate Arch. (Don’t they know who I am?!) I tried […]
Another Delicate Arch
May 5th found David and I heading for the San Rafael Swell area via Buckhorn Draw. Once we reached the San Rafael River, we turned east on the Mexican Mountain road until the road ended near Mexican Mountain. Here the hiking begins. Remanents of the dirt road follow the river drainage and lead to a […]