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The Golden Arches

            McDonald’s, St. Louis and, the spine of an angry cat, are usually images conjured up from the word “arches”, but Utah is also famous for arches. As a matter of fact, most of us have seen some of Utah’s famous arches. I featured one in my last post about [...]

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Canyonlands National Park: Late to Bed, Early to Rise

Canyonlands National Park: Late to Bed, Early to Rise

We barely had time to check in to our motel and grab a bite to eat before heading out to our first photo stop while in Moab: sunset at the Green River Overlook in Canyonlands National Park. Most people have never hear of Canyonlands. My pre-trip research had revealed enough to let me know I [...]

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Over the Mountains

Over the Mountains

Our drive through the Rocky Mountains to Utah was for the most part, rainy. However, as the desert grew closer, the skies turned more blue and the thermometer rose to meet us. Western Colorado surprised us with fascinating rock formations and the gradual appearance of a desert climate.  Although I have no photos as proof [...]

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The Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains

  Apart from our terrific hosts, Jim, Ginger & kids, the hike to Dream Lake for sunrise was for me, the best part of the Rocky Mountains. Although our drives afforded us with breath-taking vistas at higher elevations, climbing the rocky trail to an elevation of 9,905 ft to see the first light strike Hallet’s Peak  [...]

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