Arriving at Yosemite National Park Day 1 – Jun 4, 2022 At long last, the trip to Yosemite National Park was upon us. Our flight from Denver departed at 11:30AM – a direct flight to Fresno International Airport. We eventually settled on checking two pieces of luggage. Dave’s 70L backpack housed the tent while my […]
National Parks
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone – South Rim to Ribbon Lake
July 18th, 2021. This hike started off at the Wapiti Lake trailhead in Yellowstone National Park. Hiked on the South Rim trail, to Point Sublime, down to Lily Pad Lake, to Ribbon Lake, to Clear Lake and back to the trailhead. This was a pretty moderate loop that takes you through a variety of landscapes […]
Hiking Angels Landing in Zion National Park, Utah
A grueling 15 mile day in Bryce Canyon enabled us venture to another National Park in Utah: Zion National Park – the home of Angels Landing. We left our Bryce hotel room at 4:30AM, January 17th, 2021. Making the nearly two hour drive to the Angels Landing trailhead. The parking lot at Angels Landing is […]
Hiking in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
A weekend in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Date visited January 17th-19th. The Martin Luther King holiday weekend was well worth the 9 hour drive from Denver. The drive itself along route 70 makes for a photogenic trip through Colorado ski country, gradually changing to the mesa-ridden desert of Utah. We cruised into Bryce Canyon […]
