Salt Lake City, Utah 10.20.2020 During a third grade geography lesson I recall being mesmerized by the thought of being being able to float atop of the water without swimming at all in the Great Salt Lake of Utah. I could only dream of seeing it. Just 65 years later I'm standing on its shoreline. It's far larger than I ever imagined, 75 miles by 35 miles and it sits 4200 feet above sea level. All that can be seen is silver. . . silver sands silver salt, silver w...

Kolob Canyon, Utah - 10.19.2020It is fascinating how in the unfolding of life events, some things just turn out perfectly. Our friend Madeline who visited this area with her husband Harry in recent years told me that if at all possible we should also take in Kolob Canyon and Cedar Breaks National Monument while we are here.There is a long route and a shorter route to Zion National Park from Salt Lake City and Bryce Canyon and there are two entrances to the park ....

Zion National Park - 10.18.2020 The sun is blindingly brilliant in this part of world. The absence of measurable humidity combined with the bright sun creates an environment in which colors are magnified to a stunning degree. The greens are the greenist green against a backdrop of red and brown sandstone. Trees just beginning to bring forth their yellow and magenta fall colors are a stark contrast to the sparkling green waters of the winding Virgin River flowing...

Zion National Park 10.17.2020 If asked most Americans might say the best US national parks are Yosemite, Grand Canyon and of course, Yellowstone. . . The big three. We need to rethink things. And perhaps many have and maybe we just emerged from under a cabbage leaf. Maybe we have been sitting complacently in the south and southeast thinking we've seen much of the world and much of the USA. We became a bit enlightened yesterday with our visit to Bryce Canyon. It ...

Bryce Canyon, Utah - 10.15.2020 We said goodbye to Jeff last night. Jeff and I hugged. Then I watched these two men, two boys bonded like twins through their childhood antics and coming to age adventures, bid farewell. There were no tears but it was a bittersweet moment. This morning we headed south to Bryce Canyon. Our friends told us this place would blow our minds and it did! Somehow I imagined Bryce Canyon a tiny want-to-be park in comparison to say, the G...