A few weeks ago, while Barbara, Ellie, and I were visiting the Flaming Gorge area, we stumbled upon the Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area. This area showcases nearly 800 million years of geologic history along the Uinta Fault. The Uinta Fault exposes tilted and folded rock layers of sedimentary rock. Tower Rock is a striking,Continue reading “Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area”
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Mineral Ridge
On Tuesday, I traveled east of our location to hike the Mineral Ridge Scenic Trail above Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. I have now hiked this trail five times, but I don’t get tired of it. It’s a moderate, 2.5 to 4.5 mile hike, depending on how many detours you take, but the vistas are amazing.Continue reading “Mineral Ridge”
More Flaming Gorge
Recently, Barbara, Ellie, and I traveled from our campsite on the east side of Flaming Gorge, around the southeast side to the Flaming Gorge Dam on the Green River. While relaxing in camp, on the shore of Flaming Gorge, we have been visited, almost every day, by antelope. One morning we got up and foundContinue reading “More Flaming Gorge”
Scenic 12 Byway
Last week, Barbara, Ellie, myself, and our good friend Whitney traveled through central Utah on the Scenic 12 Byway. Our adventure began in Red Canyon near the intersection of highways 89 and 12, just a few miles west of the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park. At this location we began our adventure at theContinue reading “Scenic 12 Byway”
Mount Lemmon
A few weeks ago, Barbara, Ellie and I wanted to escape the heat of Tucson, so we took a drive, northeast of town, up the Catalina Highway to the highest point in the Santa Catalina Mountains, Mount Lemmon at an elevation of 9,171 feet mean sea level (MSL). Due to the elevation change from theContinue reading “Mount Lemmon”
Arizona Museum of Natural History
A few months ago, Barbara and I traveled from Cottonwood, AZ to Mesa to visit the Arizona Museum of Natural History. This place contains a lot of dinosaur fossils, so it is right up my alley. Something to keep in mind when you see these skeletons. Due to the age of these skeletons, it isContinue reading “Arizona Museum of Natural History”
Dealey Plaza
When we were in Texas last year, we visited Dealey Plaza, the place where President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. As I walked the plaza and visited the nearby book depository, where Lee Harvey Oswald took his shots, I thought a lot about what happened on that day. The Warren Commission indicated that Oswald actedContinue reading “Dealey Plaza”
