Today is our last day at Rocky Mountain National Park. It is also our last national park on this trip. Today we will be driving across the top of the Park from east to west. Then we will head east toward home. Our first stop on the cross park tour is the Horseshoe Overlook. The […]
June 15, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 33 – Rocky Mountain National Park and Denver Colorado Read More »
Our hotel was located next to the Fall River. We stopped on a short bridge to see the river. It was near the edge of its banks as well. Our hotel was very close to the park. Today we drove from the north of the park to the south of the park. As we drove
June 14, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 32 – Rocky Mountain National Park Read More »
Today we got to see a very different capitol. The Wyoming Capitol looks like most other Capitol buildings on the outside. But it is very different from what you would expect. Not many states celebrate their cowboy history like Wyoming does. The inside of the capitol is very different as well. Instead of gold and
June 13, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 31 – Cheyenne, Wyoming and Rocky Mountain National Park Read More »
Now that we are headed east, we are spending some days just driving. Unlike most eastern states, western states are quite large. The drive across just part of Utah and then almost all the way across Wyoming takes a full day. As we crossed Wyoming, we started seeing wind turbines again. Wyoming is high country.
June 12, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 30 – Cheyenne, Wyoming Read More »
We started our day in Delta Utah. We drove from Delta to Salt Lake City. On the way, we drove through Saratoga Springs, Utah. It is a marvelous city next to Utah Lake. It was a surprise to see Saratoga Springs in Utah after living next to Saratoga Springs, New York for so many years.
June 11, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 29 – Salt Lake City Utah Read More »
Yesterday we were told we would drive he loneliest highway in America. At the time it seemed like hype. Today we learned it may be a true statement. As we began our trek across the “loneliest highway,” a sign outside of Milford, Utah warned “No Services” for 89 miles. Here is a stretch of road
June 10, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 28 – Great Basin National Park Read More »
Today we spent time in yet a new and different part of Zion National Park. We enjoyed two hikes in Kolob Canyon. We still got to hike in a canyon. The experience was still very different. It was more like a hike in the woods. We continued to discover beautiful flowers We also saw some
June 9, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 27 – Zion National Park Read More »
We did not get out quite as early today, but we still got to see some unique views of the landscape on our way to Zion National Park. Our hike on the Pa’rus Trail today was a continuation of yesterday’s hike down the Virgin River. We started at the Court of the Patriarchs and hiked
June 8, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 26 – Zion National Park Read More »
We woke up early this morning to beat the crowds and the heat. Our early drive to Zion National Park provided morning light that gave the scenery a unique appearance. Dark and light played against each other to show us a new look to a mesa. In some places we were in the shadows and
June 7, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 25 – Zion National Park Read More »
Our first trail on the second day at the North Rim was a trip into the canyon on the North Kaibab Trail. We left the distance open ended and instead set a time limit for our hike down the canyon. As we climbed down into the canyon, we got to see a very different perspective
June 6, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 24 – Grand Canyon North Rim Read More »