Monthly Archives: May 2008

Our Valley of The Gods Camp Site

We camped at a pretty spectacular spot for our last night in a tent. A friend recommended a location that overlooks the Valley of the Gods just 1.8 miles north of the Moki Dugway. Here’s some pictures and a quick … Continue reading

Posted in west trip, west trip photos | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

On the Way Home

Sorry about the lack of updates lately. We’re on the way home and haven’t had a lot of time to do computer stuff. We left Crested Butte, CO on Wednesday morning around 8:45 am and arrived in Ohio 30 hours … Continue reading

Posted in west trip | Tagged | Leave a comment

Driving the Moki Dugway

After our last night of camping on our trip we headed south on Utah 261 down to the Valley of the Gods. I have a hard time believing that tractor trailers go up and down this grade. Here’s some photos … Continue reading

Posted in west trip photos | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Ok, Just one Picture

Ok, just one photo before I catch some sleep. This is us in the Valley of the Gods.

Posted in west trip, west trip photos | Tagged , | Leave a comment

D’yall See Any Indyuns?

We’re in Crested Butte, CO now. We arrived earlier this afternoon. Today’s driving was some of the most spectacular of the trip. We started the day in Durango, CO and drove up the “Million Dollar Highway” which is US550 north … Continue reading

Posted in west trip | Tagged | 1 Comment

Off to Monument Valley Tomorrow

That’s it for updates today. We’re heading out early tomorrow for Monument Valley and Valley of the Gods. We’re taking dirt roads most of the way down from Torrey to Lake Powell and hoping to catch the 11 am ferry … Continue reading

Posted in west trip photos | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Upper Black Box Canyon Viewpoint Photos

We didn’t get to do as much hiking as we had hoped due to my stupidity on a previous hike in Dominguez Canyon, CO. I have large scabs on my heels where the blisters once were so serious hikes were … Continue reading

Posted in west trip photos | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Little Grand Canyon Photos

I didn’t know there was a “Little Grand Canyon” in Utah. There is. And a great place to check it out is from The Wedge overlook where these photos and videos were taken.

Posted in west trip photos | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Camping in the San Rafael Swell

The San Rafael Swell area wasn’t on our list of places to check out but luck and circumstances led us in that direction. I’m glad we ended up there.

Posted in west trip photos | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Goblin Valley, Utah Photos

Goblin Valley, UT was one of the areas that I was really looking forward to this trip. Unfortunately we arrived just as the weather was getting bad. 50MPH winds were kicking up the desert dust and making it painful to … Continue reading

Posted in west trip photos | Tagged , , | Leave a comment