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Category Archives: United States
Hiking the Narrows in Zion National Park
The Narrows refers to an 18-mile stretch of the Virgin River in Utah, within Zion National Park. It is typically a 2-day hike with an overnight sleeping on the river bank about halfway. While 18 miles can be done in … Continue reading
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Summer in Zion National Park
Nothing like a hot Utah summer and a beautiful riparian canyon to cool things off. Zion is a paradise, with gentle breezes, a ton of hiking, and some just stunning canyons. To see our post on hiking The Subway, click … Continue reading
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Rafting in San Diego
What to do in the fall when its hot? Go “rafting” down the “river”. Its more like floating in a tube down a controlled stream, where the flow is determined by how much the reservoir decides to let off. Regardless, there were … Continue reading
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Calf Creek, Utah
Southwestern Utah is dry, but the rivers and canyons are lush and beautiful. Nothing like a summer camping trip to a peaceful litte area called Calf Creek. Calf Creek is located in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, a bit off … Continue reading
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Portraits of Sequoia National Park
Some really huge trees. And a little bit of goofing off in the park.
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Alaska in the winter – just as great as it sounds
You might be wondering why we would choose to go to Alaska in the winter, just a few days after the shortest day? Turns out, if you ask the locals, they prefer winter. The rivers and northern bays are frozen … Continue reading
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Fall and Winter in Yosemite National Park
Fall in the park (Nov 2005) Fall Storm: Nov 2006 Winter in the park, 2006 Fall 2007
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Kaui, Hawaii
Kaui is a sleepy little island with lots of relaxing to be had. It can be done on a budget, but camping here is not quite like camping for cheap in the national parks mainside. Turns out, people live, fulltime, … Continue reading
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Southwest Fall Roadtrip, 2008
We got married. And didn’t have more than $500 for a honeymoon. So, what did we do? We packed my Miata (40 miles/gallon), a tent, some cozy clothes, sun hats, and headed east from San Diego. In all, we drove … Continue reading
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Alaskan Wildflowers
The wildflower display of Alaska is really spectacular. With such a short growing and bloom season, it seems that everything pops at once! Add that to the eternally long days, and it makes for some beautiful botanizing. Images from 2008.