Below Freezing in Bryce Canyon

When we arrived in Bryce Canyon, we noticed a few things. 1.) It was about a million degrees colder than Moab. 2.) Everything said “Ruby’s” on it. The whole town is basically owned by one person. 3.) Camping at Ruby’s means you get access to the amenities at neighboring Ruby’s Best Western. Score! That means […]

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Montage Monday: Bryce Canyon Panorama (Utah)

The landscape in Utah is varied to say the least! The National Parks website describes Bryce Canyon.. “What is Bryce Canyon? Attempts at description lead to paradoxes. Cave without a ceiling? Forest of stone? Even canyon is misleading since Bryce is carved by freeze-thaw cycles, not a river. Yet, “world’s largest pothole” is neither adequate nor […]

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Goodbye Arches, Hello… Snow?

Camping in Moab, and visiting the beautiful Arches National Park, we had gorgeous weather. We slept well, and it got really hot during the day. We welcomed this beautiful weather, since it had rained and hailed on us in Grand Canyon and rained on us in Mesa Verde as well. We left Moab and looked […]

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Utah’s Arches National Park aka A Climber’s Paradise

I lived in Utah for four years and never went to the parks in Southern Utah. Heck, we even took a vacation to the parks in South Dakota and multiple trips to Yellowstone, but never ventured south. My parents went after I left for college, but 10 years later, I still had yet to go. […]

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US Road Trip Posts Resume- Here’s a Recap Thus Far

I only got about halfway through my road trip musings when I took off for Istanbul and Kenya. Now that I’m home, it’s about time I resume writing about this amazing little trip I took. Before I pick up where I left off in Utah, here’s a recap of where Stella and I have been. 

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Montage Monday: A Little Love for Hawaii

I spent the summer of 2006 studying in Hawaii. And it was blissful. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. Since I started this blog well after that summer, I’d like to go back and share some of the amazing places I explored on Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island.

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