Monthly Archives: July 2024

PARIA CANYON 40 miles from White House Trailhead to the canyon’s mouth at Lees Ferry  Buckskin Gulch Coyote Buttes The Wave Upper Wave Coyote Buttes South White Pocket Yellow Rock The Grey Ghost, Wahweap Hoodoos

The Anasazi arrived in about 1000 AD and built these dwellings under overhangs. Tree ring analysis of logs from ruins indicates a terrible drought from 1276 to 1299. By 1300, all the canyons were empty. They migrated south via Chaco … Continue reading →

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has three components. 1. ESCALENTE CANYONS. The most popular area of the monument follows the last discovered river in the continental US from its origin. Calf Creek Falls HOUSE ROCK VALLEY ROAD            … Continue reading →

Wyoming YELLOWSTONE NP Devil’s Tower rises 1,267 feet (386 m) above the Belle Fourche River. It is the world’s largest example of columnar jointing. Square Top, Wind River Range, Wyoming (11,695′, 3565m) is the most recognizable and photographed peak in the Wind … Continue reading →

Since the mid-1980s, I have tried to come south twice a year and see the most beautiful place in the world. I belonged to a medical practice that mandated 9 weeks of holidays per year. The Canadian hiking/climbing season is … Continue reading →

Green River, Utah – Crystal Springs to Spanish Bottom. 2003. There is not a riffle on the 180 km (113 mile) paddle. Nine of us camped for ten nights and hiked up gorgeous canyons. Day 1. We loaded our boats, gear … Continue reading →

Lake O’Hara is a truly magical place hidden one valley over from Lake Louise in Yoho National Park. This hiker’s paradise has a network of interconnected trails to sparkling lakes, alpine meadows, larch forests, hanging valleys, and high alpine routes … Continue reading →

KENYA. April 2023. I slowly came to dislike Kenya – the corrupt police, the traffic, unattractive towns, and high national park fees. I think they have been spoiled by 2-week tourists willing to spend anything for a wildlife experience. I … Continue reading →

Roraima is the only one of over 200 tepuis that can be climbed on a trail. It takes 6 days and you stay in “hotels” (overhangs). It is possible to hike to the tri-boundary of Guyana, Brazil and Venezuela on … Continue reading →

SANTA CRUZ TREK NP Huascaran. This was a guided trek with a tour company called Galixia out of Huaraz in the Cordillera Blanca north of Lima. The tour came with a guide (really only a cook), and an incredible burro … Continue reading →