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Arid Adventure, Part 5: Moab

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

TRIP DATES: June 13-15, 2018 | Slideshow | Photo Album After completing our tour of Antelope Canyon and having lunch in Page, Arizona, we had a five-hour drive to reach our trip’s penultimate hotel in Moab, Utah. Although Moab is … Continue reading →

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Arid Adventure, Part 4: Antelope Slot Canyon

Posted on July 13, 2018 by

TRIP DATES: June 13, 2018 | Slideshow | Photo Album The anchor for our trip was one of the shortest, yet most beautiful, hikes we will ever enjoy: a walk through the Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Its popularity and location … Continue reading →

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Arid Adventure, Part 3: Down the Grand Staircase to Lake Powell

Posted on July 4, 2018 by

TRIP DATES: June 11-12, 2018 | Slideshow | Photo Album The highlight of our trip would come at the lowest point in our looping journey: a walk through the Antelope Slot Canyon near Page, Arizona. So we needed to make … Continue reading →

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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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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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