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Arid Adventure, Part 2: Escalante

Posted on June 30, 2018 by

TRIP DATES: June 9-11, 2018 | Slideshow | Photo Album The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a rugged region of canyons, arches, plateaus and cliffs. Established in 1996, it was recently reduced and broken apart into three separate monuments. We visited … Continue reading →

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Arid Adventure, Part 1: Salt Lake City Metro

Posted on June 23, 2018 by

TRIP DATES: June 7-9, 2018 | Slideshow | Photo Album Giving up a lifetime of summer breaks was part of the package when I became a 12-month school district administrator. But Wendy is still a classroom teacher with summer breaks, … Continue reading →

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Down the rabbit hole to find what came before

Posted on February 25, 2018 by

February 25, 2018 Faithful readers of this blog will know that my largest focus over the years has been on day hikes and related photography. But I also offer healthy if less popular dollops of technology, some home repairs (which are … Continue reading →

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Exploring Oxley Nature Center and its History

Posted on October 29, 2017 by

October 29,2017 This autumn has been unusually warm, so the fall colors are coming very late, and Wendy and I have not been on the trails as much as we had hoped. We walked the Lookout Lake loop at Osage … Continue reading →

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A Grand Adventure, Conclusion: Santa Fe

Posted on July 15, 2017 by

TRIP DATES: June 16-22, 2017 | SLIDESHOW | PHOTO ALBUM Santa Fe Plaza with the Hendersons Day 8 of our Grand Adventure was our final day with the Hendersons, who would be heading back homeward. Wendy was tired and slept … Continue reading →

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A Grand Adventure, Day 7: El Morro & The Ice Cave

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

TRIP DATE: June 15, 2017 | SLIDESHOW | PHOTO ALBUM On Day 7 of our Grand Adventure we traveled to Santa Fe with long stops to hike at El Morro and to explore the Bandera volcano and its ice cave. … Continue reading →

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A Grand Adventure, Day 6: Winslow & Holbrook

Posted on July 8, 2017 by

TRIP DATE: June 14, 2017 | SLIDESHOW | PHOTO ALBUM After breakfast on Day 6, it was time to begin the homeward journey. We still had new sites to see in the days to come, including a hike at a … Continue reading →

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