Imagine magnificent views of Mt. Baker, beautiful vistas of Mt. Shuksan, and amazing flowers and snow (yes, I said snow) to set it all off. You can see all of this and much more from the Ptarmigan Ridge Trail in…
So I’m told, one of the most photographed vistas in the US is of the Maroon Bells Mountains in western Colorado. Especially in early summer, when the mountains still snow-covered, the view of the Maroon Bells on a sunny day…
Bisti National Wilderness is exactly what the name implies: wilderness. That means that this area doesn’t have the services offered at other parks. In fact, I think that the only service offered is a parking area at the trailhead. There…
In a former post, I mentioned that Corona Arch was a cross between Delicate Arch in Arches National Park and Broken Bow Arch in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Well, here I’ll tell you how to see Broken Bow Arch for…
Most people who’ve been to Moab have been to Arches National Park, or have at least heard of it. Many more across the globe have seen pictures of the park’s famed Delicate Arch. However, few have seen, or even heard…
Bear Butte State Park is a nice little park in the north-west corner of South Dakota. Its main attraction is Bear Butte (what a coincidence!), a butte-shaped mountain that sticks up from the fairly flat land surrounding it, although Bear…
Occasional I run across, or am sent, stories that people have to tell about different amusing experience they have had on their travels. This story was sent to me the other day and it was so good I though I would share it…
Slot canyons are slot canyons, especially if they aren’t very narrow, but two very special “slot” canyons in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument are found in the Egypt section of the park. Fence Canyon is a very typical Escalante canyon, with…
A recent movement that has swept across America has been the “Rails to Trails” campaign that has spurred many counties and towns to turn their old, unused railroad lines into biking/hiking trails. One of the lines that has been converted…
One of the things we’ve found in hiking mountains is that the pretty mountain is nicer from another nearby mountain than from the pretty mountain itself. Pike’s Peak is no exception to this, and Raspberry Mountain is an awesome place…