hot spring and lake

Yellowstone South Entrance

I took a day trip to Yellowstone on May 25th only a week or so after they had the snow cleared and the road open. There are lots of company’s doing rafting trips down the Snake River and canoeing and kayaking on local ponds, etc.

Barn on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park

Grand Tetons National Park

I arrived in Jackson, Wyoming area and set up camp in Gros Ventre Campground. The weather hasn’t been the greatest but I did have the sun break through this morning just long enough to get the classic shot of the barn on Mormon Row. It would have been nice to see the mountain peaks behind. …

844 steam engine and onlookers

Golden Spike celebration

While staying in Provo, I took the FrontRunner Commuter Train to Ogden, Utah for their Golden Spike celebration. Check out my video here https://youtu.be/pVVcSpyiZxU.

map with stars showing places to visit

Planning Tip

I was asked “How do you find all these beautiful places to visit?”. My immediate answer was I put stars on the map! I didn’t even think about it, it was a natural thing I did and it had not occurred to me that others may not think about doing that, If I read a …

petroglyphs in valley of fire state park in nevada

Valley of Fire State Park, NV

Upon arriving at Valley of Fire thinking I had never been here, I immediately thought, “this looks familiar”! Sure enough, when I was camped near Boulder and the Hoover Dam about 18 months ago, I took a day trip here because I didn’t know if and when I would have a chance to see it. …