Heading out of Beatty, Nevada, State Highway 374 runs southwest towards Death Valley National Park. It runs straight as an arrow for about 9 miles where it begins to wind its way up towards Daylight Pass between the Funeral Mountains…
"Ghost town." What do you think of when you hear that phrase? I always picture old faded wooden buildings looking out on a dusty vacant street in a dry western landscape. But why a dry western landscape? Maybe I'm picturing…
When you go to Death Valley National Park, you have several choices for accommodations: camp in the park, rent very expensive ($200 - $300/night if available) rooms in the park, or stay at much less expensive motels outside the park.…
Not for your hands, of course. A much larger pair. I'd be very surprised if you haven't seen these formations before, either in photos or in person. They're the West and East Mitten Buttes, two very distinctive features found in…
We were driving down one of the back roads in Wyoming when I was suddenly reminded of that old TV show, Rawhide. I could almost hear the theme song: Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'Though the streams are swollenKeep them doggies rollin',Rawhide. Driving…
Glacier National Park Trip: Part 5 When you finish your trip over the Going-to-the-Sun Road, you can head north from St. Mary for about 9 miles and find another road that will take you back into the park. This is…
Glacier National Park Trip: Part 4 The continental divide -- we all learned about it in grade school. Precipitation falling to the east strives to reach the Atlantic Ocean; to the west, it wends its way to the Pacific. Yellowstone…
Glacier National Park Trip: Part 3 Despite it's reputation for tardiness, Amtrak's Empire Builder rolled into West Glacier station almost exactly on time. After an enjoyable 27 hours on the train, we grabbed our bags and walked out as dusk…
Glacier National Park Trip: Part 2 At the end of Part 1, Riding the rails, I included a picture my wife took of me staring out the window of the Empire Builder, camera in hand, watching the countryside pass by. …