Grand Canyon Pt. 39 September 2023Remember last year when I said I was going to make my bud run the Grand Canyon next time? Well, I did it. Here he is all sweaty after running back up. …Arizona Water & Wet
Grand Canyon Pt. 21 October 2022It’s been a while since I last visited the Grand Canyon, and one thing I was upset about last time was that I didn’t get to go down. Sure, …Arizona Hiking
Onwards to the Grand Canyon6 April 2014Goodbye Page, Arizona! We turned our car westward and southwards and headed towards the Grand Canyon. Originally we had planned to camp overnight at …Arizona Road Trip
Pokin at Antelope Canyon6 April 2014Pokin came back at 1:00pm and we met her at the gift shop. She looked pretty frazzled. “Place is nice, but my heart is pounding!” The way …Arizona
Not going to Antelope Canyon6 April 2014I mentioned we’d learned that the Antelope Canyon (which has an upper and lower section) isn’t publicly accessible. It’s on Navajo …Arizona Road Trip
Visiting Horseshoe Bend in Page Arizona5 April 2014Today we took a few hour detour to stay in a small town close to the Grand Canyon along the northern border of Arizona. Along the way I got my first …Animals Arizona Road Trip
Petrified National Forest - Painted Desert24 March 2014Last stop in the park was the Painted Desert, which is this massive expanse of stratified red stuff that covers several states. Supposedly it’s …Arizona Road Trip
Historical Route 66 Marker24 March 2014Did it. Too bad the full route’s been decommissioned.Arizona Road Trip
Petrified National Park - Newspaper rock24 March 2014Newspaper rock was a stop where you could look at well preserved petroglyphs. I don’t know why I was so excited but I was, so I ran out ahead of …Arizona Road Trip
Dinosaurs!24 March 2014Ok they weren’t real ones, but apparently these types of dinosaurs roamed the region. I wish dinosaurs hadn’t gone extinct.Arizona
Petrified National Forest - Crystal Forest24 March 2014Next on our list was Crystal Forest. This place used to be the home of many petrified logs in a variety of colours. But the best looking ones were …Arizona Road Trip
Petrified National Forest - Agate Bridge24 March 2014Our next stop was Agate Bridge, which involved backtracking 15 miles towards the entrance. This is the kind of smart planning that happens when …Arizona Road Trip
Petrified National Forest24 March 2014So we got up early to go to Petrified National Forest. We were the only ones on the road and probably the first ones to the park…with the …Arizona Road Trip
On the road again24 March 2014Nobody else in sight. That’s probably a sign we should have stayed in bed. The clock does not really say 6:10 AM does it?!Arizona Road Trip
The cacti of Arizona23 March 2014The cacti are plentiful in Arizona. I’d never seen cacti before, so we pulled over onto a dirt path on the side of the road to check them out. I …Arizona Road Trip
The sunniest place one earth...23 March 2014Is Yuma, Arizona. And San Pedro de Atacama, Chile is the driest place on earth. And I’ve now been to both. Nailed it. I learned about this city …Arizona Road Trip