Category: USA
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Northbound
We had a long day of driving ahead of us, leaving central California and making our way to the Redwood country north of Eureka and the Bay area. It was a bit of a shock to return to civilization and to have to deal with the traffic of the central valley and counties east of…
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California Dreamin’
We departed Fossil Falls as the morning’s first light was breaking over the eastern mountains. We had a long day ahead of us as we decided to squeeze in a visit to Sequoia National Park on our way to Yosemite. Both of these parks are gems in the US parks system so to skip one…
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Grand Canyon
After leaving Zion we headed for Marble Canyon to spend a night before the Grand Canyon’s north rim opened for the season the following day. We treated ourselves to a motel stay at the Marble Canyon Lodge adjacent to the historic Navajo Bridge that connects Arizona’s isolated north strip to the rest of the state.…
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Chasin’ down a hoodoo there
We left Moab in eastern Utah and headed southwest toward Bryce. The route there took us back to yet another mesmerizing view on I-70 called San Rafael Swell. The land formation was caused by a section of the earth’s crust that was heaved up to create an angular reef of rock. The engineers who constructed…
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The Arches of Utah
Utah is a desert state and so we expected its landscape to look different than what we’re used to. But I don’t think we were prepared for how different. This entire area is the artwork of the forces of millions of years of erosion through the sandstone of an ancient seabed. Everywhere you go are…
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THE Big Road Trip
In December my partner and I started to plan a trip to Vancouver Island to visit his mom’s sisters. His mom passed away last year and covid meant that the usual family gatherings, particularly for the older folks, were not possible. We originally planned to fly out for a couple of weeks to see family…
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