From Prineville, OR we headed for John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The 2 hour drive is the epitome of slow boiling a frog as the landscape gradually transitions from crystal blue streams and lush dark green pines to…
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Almost due east of Sisters, OR (post here) is Prineville. The drive from Sisters to Prineville is pretty in a central Oregon ranch land way, and just before you drop into Prineville there’s an overlook called Ochoco Wayside State…
Doug’s daughter and son-in-law live in Sisters, OR (very near Bend, OR). We’ve been lucky enough to visit on several occasions ( link to prior post here). This last time we visited (June 2021) we were able to scenic…
We lived in the Bay Area for many years and never once ventured into central California to visit Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon. What a mistake! Doug may not strike you as a tree hugger, but I will…
From Canyonlands (link to prior post here), we headed east to Capitol Reef National Park. Following a great visit there, we took Utah’s scenic byway Highway 12 towards Bryce Canyon. The grandeur of this 125 mile connector between the two…
There’s no doubt that the “Mighty 5” in Utah (Canyonlands, Arches, Capital Reef, Bryce and Zion) are on your to-do list but in the next 3 posts I think you’ll see there’s a good case to be made that…
GETTING THERE I’m not known for giving good directions so these may sound a little like Will Ferrell in “Elf” relaying his travels through the seven levels of the candy cane forest, through the sea of swirly-twirly gum drops…
If you bust out your happy dance at the mere thought of Puebloan ruins then Wupatki National Monument better make your bucket list. The area was believed to have been a huge farming and trading community based on Hopi…
I highly doubt there’s anything I could write in this blog that hasn’t already been written about the Grand Canyon. I can tell you that… It stretches 277 miles; It’s approximately 1 mile (5280 feet) deep; The Colorado River…
We’ve been to Sunset Crater National Monument twice. There’s a campground here but I recommend boondocking in the area. There are plenty of pretty places to pull in for a night or two. In addition to the crater, with…
