Author Archives: teresa

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 →

We headed up to the Arizona Snowbowl to begin our hike to Humphrey’s Peak.  The info we read describes it as a 4.5 mile hike, the last part being a rock scramble.  With a 9 mile round trip, an estimate … Continue reading →

I woke this morning and heard a strange sound… kind of like a car on a gravel road, but only for a second or two, then it would stop.  Or maybe like the sound of a car crossing a bridge… … Continue reading →

We went back to Montezuma’s Castle National Monument  this morning, along with three bus loads of foreign tourists.  This is the best preserved cliff dwelling, 5 stories high.  However, it’s not a castle and Montezuma never lived here.  It was abandoned … Continue reading →