Month: July 2015

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.” —Bilbo Baggins July 25 Well, I’m back.…

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July 24 The sea that once covered much of what’s now the southwest of the United States has been a running theme of the parks I’ve visited on this trip. In fact, there was more than one sea, at different…

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July 23 A long driving day— in fact the longest drive of my trip (the runner-up will come Saturday when I head for home, a slightly shorter drive than Petrified Forest to Carlsbad, NM). There’s not much to tell about…

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July 22 Another driving day to start off, but today the drive was (comparatively) short. Around three hours from Grand Canyon to the south entrance to Petrified Forest National Park. It was an enjoyable drive through mostly flat countryside, at…

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July 22 There’s not really a story to tell today; it was as leisurely as yesterday was strenuous. The last time I visited Grand Canyon National Park, my longest hike was 8 (level) miles along the Rim Trail, between Hermit’s…

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July 20 No, I’m not going to tell you whether I made it to my goal, and no scrolling down to the bottom of the page to find out early! I’m a writer— how can I create narrative suspense if…

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July 19 Another driving day, heading south out of Moab and on to the Grand Canyon, by way of Monument Valley. Another spectacular drive. This time I do have some pictures to share from a driving day, since I stopped…

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July 16: Driving from Estes Park, CO to Moab, UT This was a spectacular drive, although sadly I have no pictures due to the Interstate’s inexplicable lack of scenic pullouts. I drove down from Estes Park to Boulder to get…

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