Monthly Archives: July 2024

Colorado Plateau. This area is the uplift through which the Colorado River flows. It covers the SW corner of Colorado, NW New Mexico, South Utah and North Arizona. 300 canyons enter the Colorado River giving an almost endless variety of … Continue reading →

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has three components. 1. ESCALANTE CANYONS. The most popular area of the monument. The Escalante River was the last discovered river in the continental US. Calf Creek Falls Goblin Valley  Little Wild Horse Canyon. Go up … Continue reading →

Tassili N’Ajjer is in the far seatheast where Algeria borders Libya and fuses with the Sahara. It is one of the most spectacular landscapes on earth – orange sand dunes, rugged canyons, arches, rock formations. It may also have the … Continue reading →

A 6-hour bus ride south through hilly terrain covered in thorn trees and cacti (a cross between saguaro and organ pipe) brought me to Tupiza (pop 23,000, elevation 3200 m) in the southwest corner of Bolivia. It is about 40 … Continue reading →