The long wintry drive from Jackson, Wyoming to southern Utah was before me on the last day of 2022. Snow, rain, and the occasional moment of sun were all on display over the seven hour journey. When I get to Mystic Hot Springs, the rain starts to fall again, ever so lightly. My pioneer wagon…
Tag: road trip
Time stands still the longer I stay at the Old Faithful snow lodge in Yellowstone
The storm of the century rolls over The West. I pull the blanket up closer to my chin and wait for a new day to dawn. Akin to a Las Vegas casino, clocks mysteriously are nowhere to be found here in the lodge. Makes it easier to just enjoy your surroundings. I venture back out…
Yellowstone in winter at the Old Faithful Lodge
I leave Salt Lake City and my family on a rainy morning. Christmas is over and the time has come for my next adventure. Through the rain and snow I go up north, finally arriving in Jackson Hole, Wyoming later that afternoon. I have one night here in downtown. It’s been a few years, but…
Xmas 2022
I bought a Star Wars advent calendar for the 2022 Christmas holiday season. The joy of opening up a new door every day filled me with child-like wonder and joy. I make the long drive from Phoenix to Salt Lake City to spend Christmas Eve and Day with family. I stay with my brother that…
KLD
Slowly I go through the sand on a lone road outside of Joshua Tree. My yearly sabbatical is here, this time staying at Kate’s Lazy Desert. KLD is made up of a handful of vintage airstream trailers, owned by one of the singers of the band the B52’s. All of that sounded charming and unique…
The wine country of Elgin, Tubac and other hidden gems
Piggy backing off a work trip in south Tucson, I stay for the weekend to go exploring. First up was a trip into the Tumacacori mountains for some hiking. Although it was the end of September the morning temperatures were cool in the higher elevations. The summer monsoons have the trails covered in overgrown weeds,…
Greer Recreation Area
The 4th of July Holiday was here. Time to make it a long weekend up in the White Mountains of East Arizona, destination the unincorporated mountain community of Greer Recreation Area, or just Greer as the locals say. I get a cabin that is way too big for just myself, but the location is ideal,…
The Glamper Cabin
Memorial weekend is here, and I wonder where did Spring disappear to so quickly? The warmer temperatures in the Valley drive me northward, destination Flagstaff and the Glamper Cabin for a few days. No TV, internet or distractions. I return to this special spot after a couple of years, this time in the summer instead…
Palm Springs for a golfing good time
My brother had his 50th birthday celebration in Palm Springs as he is a big time golfer. The women enjoyed Springtime weather in the desert by the AirBnB pool while us boys did two days of eighteen hole golf at some sweet courses. I’m the worst golfer, mainly because I don’t take the game seriously….
The Kyoob at Shash Dine
I cross the border back into Arizona, pass Lake Powell and the town of Page alongway highway 89. One of the dirt roads that sprout off this highway will take me to the Sheep Ranch on Navajo land, Shash Dine. High on the plateau that overlooks the Colorado river and Horseshoe Bend is where I…
Toadstools
Over the course of my lifetime I’ve probably driven past this lone sign at least twenty times, if not fifty. The sparse landscape between Kanab, Utah and Page, Arizona can lead one to many different types of outdoor adventures, many of which I have been fortunate enough to see and do. One that I had…
Monument Valley to start 2022
It’s the last day of 2021. I find myself driving back home after my time with family for Christmas and my Canyonlands adventures, but with one final stop in Monument Valley. No better place to wish 2021 farewell and to welcome in a new year. 2021 was as exhausting and draining as 2020, and so…