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NEVADA Great Basin NP: Wheeler Peak, Bristlecone-Glacier Trail CALIFORNIA Death Valley NP: Bad Water, Natural Bridge, Desolation Canyon Dantes View Eureka Dunes Joshua Tree NP: Lost Palms Oasis, Mastodon Peak Loop, Cottonwood Spring Nature Trail, Cholla Cactus Garden Nature Trail, … Continue reading →

Escalente River Inlet: canyons from the top down to the lake: Cow Canyon, Fence Canyon, Explorer Canyon (Zane Grey Arch, petroglyph panels, magnificent wall), Willow Creek (Broken Bow Arch in Willow Gulch), Fortymile Gulch, Bishop Canyon with 270° alcove), Fiftymile … Continue reading →

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 →