Because we had never been there but had heard great comments, on route to our next planned destination, we stopped to just drive through Valley of Fire State Park. This is a stunning state park, and we are so glad we did. When we entered the park, we explained to the ranger that we were… Read More Valley of Fire State Park – Oct 2025
Keeping the Utah theme going, we spent a few days at Snow Canyon State Park in Ivins, UT, near St. George. As you might expect from its location in southwest Utah, the views are fabulous – petrified dunes, lava flows, and sandstone peaks and walls. Aside from being in the general Zion area, it is… Read More Snow Canyon State Park – Oct 2025
Like most national parks, there’s not a lot of explaining to do – the views speak for themselves. And so it is with Zion National Park. It has been years since we last visited Zion, and of course it maintains its beauty. Even during this government shutdown, the park remains open, although with somewhat limited… Read More Zion National Park – Oct 2025
I say Utah (like we’re reporting on the whole state), but really, we are talking about the southeast corner of the state in San Juan County, which is less than 10% of the Utah land mass (I looked it up). We could probably fit most of New England into Utah, size-wise. And truth be told,… Read More Utah – Oct 2025
We departed Denver heading west to the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. While we generally try to avoid interstate travel, I-70 west of Denver to Grand Junction has got to be one of the prettiest sections of interstate highways in the country. Heading into the foothills past Golden, Evergreen, and Idaho Springs… Read More Western Slope – Oct 2025
We made an encore return to Denver, primarily to visit Child Units 2A and 2B; always a great time. We explained to them long ago they can run but they can’t hide. Our time included laughing, eating, golf, Monopoly Deal, and just a whole lot of fun. The weather was primo, other than one day… Read More Denver – Oct 2025