This post describes what it was like to take a “Photography Tour” of Lower Antelope Canyon back in 2015. Unfortunately, in the years that have passed since then, quite a lot has changed. Today, both Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon are all but overwhelmed...
A slot canyon is a long, narrow gorge enclosed by steep rock walls, much deeper than it is wide. In the resplendent array of nature’s most brilliant creations, they rank among the most beautiful, as well as the least common. Their formation requires a unique...
In my experience, spring is the best time for road trips, but autumn runs a very close second, and the best place to take an autumn road trip just has to be New England. There are mountains and valleys ablaze with reds, golds and yellows as the vast hardwood forests...
Allegheny Reservoir, near Warren, Pennsylvania Erie, Pennsylvania is one of those rust belt cities. Like Detroit, and Cleveland, and a host of other once great centers of industry, Erie suffered the loss of its economic base when globalization and automation rendered...
The State of Washington has a population of almost eight million people, and more than half of them live in or near Seattle, the 15th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. There are several things that all those folks have in common: An extremely high cost of living...
The Cascade Range is a major chain of mountains that begins in northern California, and runs through Oregon and Washington before crossing the border into Canada. Many of the peaks in the range are volcanoes, most long dormant, but some still active, part of the...
I’ve lived near Granada Park for most of my life. It’s hardly an exotic destination, and it’s far too popular to be considered “less traveled,” but over the course of time, I’ve discovered that there are goings on here that not everyone sees. Granada...
Kenai Fjords was established as a National Park when Congress implemented the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) of 1980. The protected area covers a bit more than 1,000 square miles of the wild southeastern coastline of the Kenai Peninsula, and...
PRETTY ROCKS LANDSLIDE Pretty Rocks Landslide that cut off much of the Denali Park Road in August of 2021. Photo Courtesy of the National Park Service. CLICK HERE for Current Conditions and Closures at Denali IN AUGUST, 2021: A serious landslide in the area of...
I’ve always been a big fan of sunsets. I grew up in the southwest, where we have big skies that are just chock-full of particulates like sand and dust, coupled with auto emissions that pour into the air from the regions sprawling urban centers. Throw in a few...
Canadian Road Trips: Glacier and Mt. Revelstoke National Parks
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