Best Western Red Hills Motel Kanab

... see passers by they may actually be able to see me at my business, it appears a man can stop mid flow when needed....

After laughing about what just happened we were both hit with a smell that almost caused us to be sick, clearly there was something wrong with the toilet tank in the RV... we immediately vacated the van and waited and waited and waited for the smell to clear. Unfortunately it took so long to pass that I ended up driving to Zion ...

... the rock changes colour all the time as the sun moves across the sky. But we did a hike today in the Canyon, and it really was epic! We hiked the furthest trail available to do in a single day, six miles long, with a decline in elevation of 2040 feet (that is 1 and 1/3 the height of the empire state building!) and we still were not at te bottom of the canyon. Last time i did a proper hike was in the scouts, say 6 years ago! The Canyon's got lots of ...

... you see the mountains from the canyon floor; this contrasts with the Grand Canyon, at which you see the mountains from the canyon rim. Our planning paid off; we efficiently navigated the park, sidestepping for the most part the throngs of Memorial Day weekend crowds. Hiking was fun there; we successfully navigated all the "Easy" trails. Being very adventurous, we plan to go back to conquer Angel's Landing after a trip to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. To be continued ...

A welcomed respute from our motivated climbing schedule and related injuries, Lindsey's parents drove their RV down from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to visit us in southern Utah's Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks. They brought with them Joie, their pug. We met Allen and Elly in Bryce, a beautiful ...

... then onto another bus to go around the NP. The bus makes a number of stops along the way so I made sure to stop at each of them for a look around and I also did some of the shorter hikes that were available. There were some longer hikes available, which looked pretty good, but I didnt think I had enough time if I wanted to also see Bryce Canyon today.

By the time I left Zion it was mid ...

... Before the trip I had rented rubber boots, a wetsuit, a hiking stick, and a dry bag for the camera - essential investments if one wanted to get the real experience without putting oneself in unnecessary risk. All this was back in October of 2006, and I recall very vividly having to wake a very grouchy friend out of bed before the sun was out, and taking the very first bus to the start of the Narrows, fingers numb and hands still shivering from ...

... blandt andet betød at man skulle igennem en ubelyst 3km lang tunnel, det var sjovt. Efter at have brugt det meste af dagen på at se på sten, tog vi hjem til motellet, hvor vi slappede lidt af. Om aften tog vi en tur i biffen og så HellBoy II for 8$ (40 kr). Filmen kan varmt anbefales. Imorgen tager vi mod Las Vegas, og vi er meget spændte

... that is perfect for sand dunes. We had a great time walking out to the top of a dune where we played with the sand which was very much like corn-flour. It sort of poured when you pushed it off the top of the dune and "******" when you jumped in and out of it. We arrived back at Indy just as it got dark tired from a totally unplanned but completely fulfilling day.

... moon rise over the canyon opposite us. It was pretty cold, but we survived and it was really nice falling asleep listening to the Virgin river which flowed right beside our tent. The next morning we woke up and decided that we wanted to do a hiking day. We started at the north end of the park and walked the easy mile hike to the beginning of the narrows of the park. This is where the river has cut narrow canyons into the rocks and is pretty ...

... morning, Chris discovered that MaryAnne Golon, one of our most favorite people, was on faculty for one of Rich Clarkson's photography workshops in Jackson. Ta Da! But, we still needed to interview Paul Berry at Best Friends for the project. A busy man, I wasn't sure we'd be able to get him, but Chris was his usual charming self, and his PR handler said to meet at his office at 4:30. In the meantime, Kim and I went to go play with the cerebal ...