Raise the “Cone of Silence”
Yes, it’s been a couple of weeks since my last post. This period of silence certainly wasn’t because we weren’t going, doing, seeing and taking photos. Those weeks were spent just outside of Yellowstone National Park…

Yes, it’s been a couple of weeks since my last post. This period of silence certainly wasn’t because we weren’t going, doing, seeing and taking photos. Those weeks were spent just outside of Yellowstone National Park…

Only a few miles from our campsite in Brigham City, UT, lies the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. We took advantage of the beautiful weather we’ve had since arriving to do the 12 mile auto tour of the Refuge.

The existence of a hanging valley is often given away by dark stains on the canyon wall where an occasional waterfall pours over the cliff after heavy rains. Zion National Park, Utah.

“For as far as the eye can see” – A view looking north from within the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, west of Hurricane, Ut.

In a lovely green mountain valley at the head of the Santa Clara River in the Pine Valley Mountains lies the unincorporated census-designated small settlement of Pine Valley.

West of the old ghost town of Harrisburg, UT, and just inside the boundaries of the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, are the tan stucco and wire ruins of a Mexican village, complete with plaza and fountain. No, not a real Mexica village…