Monthly Archives: May 2006

All four of us are heading out for a hike today.  On our way out, we saw the neighbors, Virgene and Larry Rasmussen, out walking.  Jack and Ellen invited them over for drinks later tonight.  We hiked in the White … Continue reading →

We settled up with the owner of the campground this morning.  She was really nice and understanding.  She’s from Florida, the Tallahassee area, and it took her a while to adjust to the dry heat of the desert.  She told … Continue reading →

Well, it finally cooled off a bit last night well after dark.   We’re near the river and the humidity of the river may have held heat longer than we’ve had at other sites.  We’ve decided to deal with the campsite … Continue reading →

5:30-6:00am, people started leaving the parking lot of the hostel.  It’s the desert and you have to start early to beat the heat.  Most people start at daybreak, rest in the hot afternoon and then go out again in the … Continue reading →

We left our camp just outside Capitol Reef heading towards Moab, Utah to meet Andrew’s parents, Jack and Ellen Koransky.  Looking at the map, Goblin Valley State Park is right along the way, so we decided to stop by.  Andrew … Continue reading →

Andrew and I got ready for our hike to Brimhall Arch, but Dick had changed his mind about hiking and took off this morning.  We suspected he may have been a bit hung over.Our trail to Brimhall Arch took us down … Continue reading →

We took off this morning and our route took us up the Moki Dugway.  This route started (according to a local in the town of Mexican Hat) as a path for cattle to get up on the top of the mesa … Continue reading →

We can only tour Canyon de Chelly (de Shay) with a guide.  We have several choices; hiking, on horseback, by private jeep of on a large tour truck..  By hiking or horseback, we wouldn’t get very far into the canyon.  … Continue reading →

At Homolovi Ruins State Park campground, it was nice to have a hot shower and unlimited water at our campsite, even if we did have to pay for it.  We went out to Hololovi I ruins this morning.  We were … Continue reading →

We both felt much better after a good night’s sleep.  We headed out for some pueblo ruins and Andrew wanted to use a “shortcut” on a dirt road that was getting more and more rutted and rocky as we were … Continue reading →