I was driving through eastern Utah on the way to Carbondale, CO when I saw the sign for Cisco pop up. I was in the mood to stop and walk. This was the perfect opportunity. I read about Cisco in my recent past; probably while doing route research for the road trip. Everyone who had…
Month: October 2015
Canyonlands National Park
For my first foray into Canyonlands I landed on the area aptly named Island in the Sky; a mesa surrounded by canyons on the northeast side of the park, near Arches and Moab. It was gusty the day I arrived. Blustery. Having had this landscape on my mind since the beginning of the trip, I immediately sought…
Great Basin National Park
In one loooooong haul,I drove from Tahoe to Great Basin, all the way across northern Nevada. I was looking forward to setting up camp, cooking some dinner, drinking a beer and readying a book. Little did I know that all 5 campgrounds were full. The Great Basin Astronomy Festival was in full effect. Awesome for the…
Craters of the Moon National Monument
As it turns out, being in Idaho and being on the moon have something in common. That’s the whole joke…now on to the story! When I rolled into Craters of the Moon National Monument is was blowing up a gale and raining sideways. The thought of setting up my tent in that was…unpleasant. A chat with…
Oregon – from east to west
I drove into Eastern Oregon thinking that I could tackle the 7 Wonders of Oregon quickly. Not so. But I did get to see, albeit brief or obscured by smoke from the deadly 2015 wildfires, 5 of those 7 Wonders. The Wallowas: Visiting this was Wonder way too brief and marred by a 5am wake…
Where to? Why not? 