Lessons learned from a first trip to Bryce and Zion National Parks

Go!  They’re spectacular. Around 8800 feet, the air gets thinner and the hiking gets harder.  It might have been helpful for a flatlander like me to start at Zion NP (which is lower) before going up to Bryce.  Then again, it might not have.  I’m told you can’t acclimate to such a big altitude change [...]

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The drive through Dixie

Day 3 – May 7 – Late morning It was literally freezing out when we took our sunrise stroll to Sunset Point (the temperature dropped to 18 degrees overnight), and Maris’ allergies were making her miserable.  So we retreated to the lodge for a warm breakfast and then decided to take the two-hour drive to [...]

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Dynamic range

Welcome to Alyeska Journal 2.0. In honor of the end of my entries about Alaska, and the beginning of postings about Utah, I’ve changed the appearance of the blog—from the Mistylook theme to Sunburn.  The Journal still explores alyeska (the great land), but we’re no longer cruising near the 60th parallel. The title for today’s post comes from a [...]

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