Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands doesn’t allow any hiking for the dogs, so we did the scenic drive to Rainbow Point. The park was a bit crowded – some of the overlooks were too crowded to pull over to park, but we did see some beautiful views and get a few nice photos along the way....
Dead Horse Point State Park

Dead Horse Point State Park

State parks are generally more dog-friendly than National Parks, so Fred and I went to Dead Horse Point State Park while in Moab.  We hiked the east rim trail to Dead Horse Point. There were lots of great views. And yes, Fred did wear his boots – he starts off...
Arches National Park with Mollye

Arches National Park with Mollye

So I have a niece, Mollye, who’s a terrific young lady.  She’s got a degree in biology, she likes to spend time in the great outdoors and she has a passion for educating young people about the outdoors.  This summer Mollye is working in Moab for a company that does...

It’s the Little Things

Until arriving at the KOA in Cedar City, I’ve been lucky enough to have campsites that were relatively level. This one not so much. But I’ve never used my leveling blocks… and still hadn’t… but it was a bad experience.  I was practically rolling out of the...
Red Canyon – Hiking with Fred

Red Canyon – Hiking with Fred

After leaving Bryce Canyon National Park, Fred and I stopped for lunch and then went hiking at Red Canyon, part of the Dixie National Forest. Red Canyon has landscape similar to Bryce. The major difference is that at Bryce you are looking down into the canyon, and at...
Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

We went to Bryce Canyon on Wednesday, May 12th. I really liked the landscape there better than at Zion. They’re very different – Bryce is made up of the red rocks that come straight up out of the ground, referred to as Hoodoos. For me, this was more impressive...