Capitol Reef from the road…
After hiking the Fremont Gorge trail, I ventured into the empty Capitol Reef National Park to see what my next...
road trip
The ashes of American Flags (finale)
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The ashes of American Flags (part three)
The third act was here, playing out against the cold red rock on the Winter solstice. I savored the daylight...
solo in a National Park
Only the deer scatter as the wanderer steps onto the Fremont Gorge trail. No other visible signs of life to...
The ashes of American Flags (part two)
The communities quickly turned from self sustaining entities to wood cabins and ghost towns. Not from Capitalism over taking good...
The ashes of American Flags (part one)
My sister gave me Yankee Hotel Foxtrot to listen to when I was moving out of State. "It's not my...
The Uranium mines of Capitol Reef
"In the 1920's, raw uranium was ground up and mixed with drinking water or worn in packets in waistbands to...
the spaces between Phoenix & Yuma
It was fours hours, one way, from Phoenix to Yuma. Three and 1/2 if you pushed 85 to 90 mph...
The North Rim
A friend calls me on a Monday morning, and in the normal course of conversation, asks how my weekend was....
The outcrops of the Transept Trail
Blending as perfectly as cream with coffee, the Bright Angel trail ends and the Transept trail begins. Along the rim...
The mighty Buckskin Gulch
It was 7 am and the temperature was already approaching eighty degrees. A tiny black snake hurriedly scurries in front...
Bright Angel Point
The skies were overcast and foreboding as I make my way along the Bright Angel Point trail. Slowly but surely,...