It's difficult for me to imagine a time when most work was done by hand or by horse. Then came the advent of steam. Then came the railroads. The quest to build a railroad across the vast American frontier must…
This post is not about the Civil War, it's about Grand Canyon National Park. The Grand Canyon is, of course, a very popular park with visitors from around the world. It was the second most visited National Park in the…
It's difficult to imagine something made out of rock as being delicate, but Delicate Arch in Arches National Park seems to fit that bill rather well. I've hiked out to it several times over the years and have always been…
The week is almost over but I can't let it pass completely without reminding you that this is National Parks Week. I love our National Parks. Over the years I've been to over 50 units of the National Park System…
My wife's a birdwatcher. When we hike together she's usually looking up with binoculars in hand while I'm looking around with camera in hand. I've never made much of an attempt to photograph birds because they're usually small, far away,…
The Devil's Garden Trail is located in Arches National Park, which is just one of many magnificent National Parks and Monuments in Utah. If you only had half a day to visit the park and you wanted to enjoy a…
When you take a trip to a beautiful place and hope to capture some memorable images, you probably imagine your destination under sunny blue skies with fluffy white clouds. That's what I usually think of, but that's not always the…
OK, I'll admit it, last weekend I rented "The Muppets" -- not the actual Muppets, but the movie that came out last year. It was mostly out of nostalgia. Our kids grew up when "The Muppet Show" was on TV and…
There are a few advantages to getting older. From my experience, getting wiser is not one of them. But, you do get some perks now and then. One that I have been enjoying for the past year or so is…