Day Fifteen: June 24 The Lodge at Bryce Canyon has wi-fi! So, the daily journal can proceed. Today I drove from Salt Lake City to Bryce Canyon National Park, a shorter drive than yesterday, but I can make this comparison:…
I’m going to try to be brief on this one, not because I did less on day three at Yellowstone but because I’m writing all the posts at once in order to catch up, and I’m getting tired! I have…
Day Twelve: June 21 (posted June 23) Besides exploring geyser basins yesterday, I also transferred from the Old Faithful cabin to one in the Lake Yellowstone area. This morning, waking up in my new headquarters, I found a buffalo grazing…
Day Eleven: June 20 (posted June 23) Today was Hot Spring Day on my Yellowstone visit— which is not to say I got to them all. In fact, I’ll be visiting more of Yellowstone’s many geyser basins on all three…
Hello! After being without internet (or cell phone service!) for the duration of my stay at Yellowstone, the Epic Road Trip Journal has some catching up to do. I plan to get several posts out tonight until I’m caught up.…
Hi there— a lot to cover today, it’s a dual entry completing yesterday’s journal plus today’s. Day Eight: June 17 The weather surprised me again, but this time pleasantly. When I drove around for my first look at Dinosaur National…
Day 8: June 17 Okay, just a quick update tonight, I’ll write full report on the day tomorrow, because I suddenly expect to have time. I did three short hikes in Dinosaur National Monument today, as well as driving the…
Day Seven: June 16 Today’s drive was not as long as I had thought it was: it was long, to be sure, but not the longest of the trip, and it left me time to add a first visit to…
Day Six: June 15 My day got off to a nice start as I found this family taking advantage of the lawn outside my room. Finally with a full day in the park thanks to an 8:00AM entry reservation, my…
Day Five: June 14 With Rocky Mountain’s reservation system putting off my park entry until 2:00 in the afternoon, as I described yesterday, I decided to drive Trail Ridge Road from one end to the other this afternoon, stopping at…
