Waters of Yellowstone National Park
Water dominates at Yellowstone National Park in every way. All shapes, sizes, and states interact to determine what grows, dies, and where it can go. Old Faithful is many people’s image of the park, though its claim to fame is reliability of awe, though its not shabby there. Read more
Grand Teton National Park
Waking above Jackson at 6:30 during a pause in the rain I didn’t bother with breakfast and began breaking down my camp. All my food was in one of my panniers which now doubles as a bear box at night. One problem solved, but I now had double the usual amount to move and pack. Add in finding ways to separate the wet gear from the dry and it’s good I started early. Read more
Rock Arches For All
The winds from Canyonlands continued through the night. An especially large gust woke me up as I lay one my side watching the tent wall rattle around. I felt part of the gust blow over my sleeping bag thinking how glad I was not to be outside. With that a load of dust fell into my ear as the air settled in the tent. Could have done without that. Read more
Red Isn’t Always Beautiful At Canyonlands National Park
Isn’t a red sky an omen that something bad is about to happen? In this case I wasn’t left wondering what was being fortold, it was already happening and the sky was the result. Read more
Dr. Seuss’ Bryce Canyon
Following my routine I was off early to Bryce Canyon National Park. I’ve found that this is the best way to get a campsite plus it leaves plenty of time to tour the park afterwards. Turns out there were plenty of sites this time and it wouldn’t have mattered. Ultimately that was just another of the coincidences that morning that affected the next week of my trip. Read more
Above and Below the Grand Canyon’s North Rim
On my way to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon I saw an interesting sign – Highway 67 to the North Rim Closed. Hmm, that might be a problem. A little roadside internet surfing confirmed it. I finally found one page that gave the open date as May 15th, only two days away. Easy enough to fill two days and I hopped over to Page which was on the to-see list anyway. Read more