Salt Lake Area, Utah
Salt surrounds us. It saturates the water and settles on the ground. You can smell it in the air. It has been bulldozed into mountains. Watching it all is the […]
Salt surrounds us. It saturates the water and settles on the ground. You can smell it in the air. It has been bulldozed into mountains. Watching it all is the […]
A low fog blankets the dirt road, concealing the cabins and tents. It is midnight in West Virginia and I am in a fairy tale. Or possibly a horror story. […]
I had heard about the Creation Museum and got such conflicting reports that I knew I had to see it before I died. So after the abandoned ship, we went to […]
A story recently went viral about an abandoned ship in a creek off the Ohio River and I needed to see it. And after some research, I found it. The […]
The local paper in Michigan did a story about Detroit Canals. We’re only 40 minutes away so we decided to go on a Saturday in the afternoon. The article didn’t state […]
I LOVE ZION NATIONAL PARK! This is the park by which I compare all other parks and every other one fails compared to here. I’ve been so many times because […]
You’ve all seen the famous photo of the shaft of light in the Upper Antelope Canyon. That famous shot will cost you a lot of money. And the crowds can […]
Ah the iconic Monument Valley. Pretty cool that it’s on Indian land so they actually get some money. According to the museum there, it’s a dire situation on reservations. The […]
“So this store has a lot of pop in it,” Rob tells us as we wait for the gas to finish filling up our car. “Like a lot? Because I […]
Disclosure: I used to work at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary for two years. There is something magical about a place that is devoted to animals and their well-being. Seeing people […]
It is pitch black. We are 7000 feet up, on the side of a mountain, our car tires inches from the unguarded edge. Our ears pop as my sister drives […]
Standing on the Gooseneck Overlook, Capitol Reef National Park surrounds me on all sides, including below and above. Sunlight dances over the whites, greys, reds, pinks, browns, and even greens […]
I push the doorbell from the 1980s in front of a rubber Dilophosaurus that looms over me. Nothing happens. Then its head jerks and his mouth opens, emitting a menacing […]
You know how Michigan has a reputation for being drunk boat people? Well, the Platte River is why. We brought our kayaks to the Platte River, put in at Lake […]
The dunes in the upper lower peninsula of Michigan are pretty well known in Michigan. I’m sure every kid has gone at least once. There are actually dunes all along […]
A peninsula above Traverse City, Old Mission is a sweet little place. Driving up the main road, you see farms and lots and lots of orchards. And at the tip, […]