Author Archives: Trail Rocker

Today Barbara and I boarded the Durango and Silverton steam train and followed the Animas River, through the San Juan National Forest up to Cascade Canyon. This was a beautiful 45 mile ride, one way, with amazing views of the San Juan Mountains and the Animas River. The tracks that we rode on today wereContinue reading “The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad”

Yesterday Barbara, Toby and I visited Monument Valley. These rock formations are beautiful and impressive. These rocks are approximately 570 million years old and were deposited in a shallow sea similar to todays Gulf of Mexico. Sixty five million years ago, as the Rocky Mountains were beginning their rise to the sky, the rocks inContinue reading “Monument Valley”

Last night Barbara, Toby, our good friend Kathy and I met at the airport in Cedar City, UT for their annual July 4th fireworks display. We have seen it before and they always put on a good display. Toby didn’t care for it to much due to the noise, but as long as Barbara orContinue reading “July 4th”

Yesterday I tried a feature on my camera that I have not used before. It’s called high dynamic range. It is supposed to reduce the dark and light areas of the photo so that all features of the photo are clearly visible. I wanted a good subject, so I drove south to the town ofContinue reading “High Dynamic Range”

Yesterday Barbara, Toby and I took the short drive, east, to the Cedar Breaks National Monument. This is a small but beautiful park. We didn’t get to see a lot of the park because, unfortunately, most of the hiking trails are still covered with snow. It is comprised of the same rock formation, the ClaronContinue reading “Cedar Breaks National Monument”

Yesterday our good friends Kathy and Shane took Barbara and I to the Toroweap overlook on the north rim of the Grand Canyon.  This is not and easy vantage point to get to.  There are only three roads you can take to get there and all of them are unpaved and require four wheel driveContinue reading “Toroweap”

Two nights ago I got up at 1:30am to try my hand at capturing the Milky Way. With the first lens I tried I was unable to get a clear focus, so I switched lenses. With my second lens I was able to get a clear focus, but since it was a telephoto lens IContinue reading “Late Night Photography”

This morning Barbara, Toby and I visited nearby Kolob Canyon. Kolob Canyon is part of Zion National Park (NP). This is a beautiful but small park that most people who visit it can see the entire area in about an hour. It’s scenic drive is only five miles long. But if you really want toContinue reading “Kolob Canyon”

Recently, Barbara, Toby and I visited Bryce Canyon National Park. This is a beautiful park with its multicolored rock, hoodoo’s, canyon walls, windows and stunning vistas. The rocks, the Clarion Formation, that make up Bryce Canyon were formed approximately 50 million years ago in shallow lakes that covered the region. When the Colorado Plateau beganContinue reading “Bryce Canyon National Park”

Currently Barbara and I are staying at the Indian Peaks RV park just south of Cedar City, Utah. This is a no frills park, located on Cedar Band Tribal land, with great views of the surrounding areas, hiking trails and is not far from two national parks and two national monuments, Bryce Canyon, Zion, CedarContinue reading “Indian Peaks”