Archive for November, 2008
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Lindalee and I stopped at one of my favorite National Parks, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in central southern Colorado.
Mesa Verde, Colorado
Start location: Cortez, Colorado [umap id=”15552″ size=”t” alignment=”right”] End location: Pagosa Springs, CO Miles today: 165 miles Miles total: 5359 miles Min altitude: 5919 ft (Cortez) Max altitude: 8572 ft (Mesa Verde) Min temp: 29F Max temp: 55F Our first stop this morning was Mesa Verde National Park, which I figured might consume an hour […]
Antelope Canyon, Arizona
Today was one of those once-in-a-lifetime days where you see something truly amazing, and between the sheer willpower to grasp it and the energy to pick yourself up out of the sand after kneeling under the tripod for the 200th time, I’m tired. More text and more photos some day, but I wanted to share […]
The Mental Breakdown – Northern Arizona
Start location: Grand Canyon, AZ End location: Page, AZ Lindalee had a meltdown in the middle of nowhere, she’s freaking out, has the car keys, I’ve got no water or food. Help?
Big Pine to Three Rivers, California
Start location: Big Pine, CA [umap id=”15558″ size=”t” alignment=”right”] End location: Three Rivers, CA Miles today: 333 miles Miles total: 3447 miles Min altitude: 300 ft Max altitude: 5300 ft Min temp: 51F Max temp: 80F (I still can’t easily insert thumbnails in these posts, but there are more photos at the link below.)(Why do […]
Death Valley to Bristlecone Pine Forest, California
Start location: Death Valley, CA End location: Big Pine, CA Miles today: Miles total: 3113.5 miles Min altitude: -282 ft Max altitude: +10,000 ft Min temp: 41F Max temp: 80F What a day of extremes. We got up and out of the tent around 05:30 to drive over and catch the sunrise at Badwater, the […]
Hurricane to Las Vegas, Nevada
Start location: Hurricane, UT End location: Las Vegas, NV Just pics today. Maybe someday I’ll dig out my journal and write something, but for now, photos. And more photos >>
Salt Lake City to Hurricane, Utah
Start location: Salt Lake City End location: Hurricane, Utah Miles today: 466 Miles total: 2499 Max altitude: 6600 ft Min temp: 33F Max temp: 59F I’m finally getting around to posting this 2 years later – no text, just pics. More photos >>
Hays to Moab, Utah
Start location: Hays, Kansas [umap id=”13903″ size=”t” alignment=”right”] End location: Moab, Utah Miles today: 746 Miles total: 1741 Min altitude: 2200 Max altitude: 11,013 Min temp: 25F Max temp: 59F
Tipp City to Hays, Kansas
Start location: Tipp City, Ohio [umap id=”13640″ size=”t” alignment=”right”] End location: Hays, Kansas Miles today: 879 Miles total: 995 Max altitude: I dunno Min temp: 39 Max temp: 66 Lindalee was up at 06:00, woke me after her shower at around 06:30, sat down to breakfast (pumpkin pie – I love LL’s parents!) by 07:00, […]
Waverly to Tipp City, Ohio
Start location: Waverly, Ohio [umap id=”13444″ size=”t” alignment=”right”] End location: Tipp City, Ohio Miles today: 116 Miles total: 116 Max altitude: Whatever Min temp: Dunno Max temp: 75F (November!?) Ok, so this isn’t exactly what I planned when I was leaving Amsterdam. According to the pipe dream at the time, I should be rotting in […]