I have to drive through Zion one last time to get to today’s destination, and on the way, I hike up one more hill to get my last look upon Zion National Park and it’s crisp morning sunrise. Coffee and hike. Doesn’t that sound better than some people’s coffee and cigarette to start a […]
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Hwy 12, Kodachrome and Slot Canyons
Hwy 12. There’s something special about it because I’ve heard about this highway before I ever thought of Utah, and Torrey is filled with Hwy 12 kitsch. “I survived” is the saying on most magnets and stickers. The first part of Hwy 12 runs through the Dixie National Forest. Though I stop at the pullouts, […]
Spontaneous Friendships: Canyonlands N.P and Dead Horse S.P
The sun’s just risen, and I’m wide awake, scrambling my eggs, remembering yesterday’s adventure, and thinking about spontaneous friendships, when Ricardo comes over to my campsite with a, “Good morning,” and an invitation to join him and Ben for breakfast. Since my eggs are already done and quickly getting cold, I spoon them into my […]
Little Red Cabriolet in Arches National Park
It’s Saturday, and because I’m headed for Arches National Park, I get up extra early, have a quick breakfast of 3 eggs and a coffee, and down the mountain I speed to avoid the crowds. Heading towards the park I tune into Arches’ info station on AM radio and feel discouraged when a message warns […]
Canyonlands National Park (Pt 1) & Hamburger Rock
Canyonlands National Park has 4 districts, all of which are far drives from one another, and my first stop is the Needles Visitor Centre. When I arrive I wonder if I’m lost: I don’t see a line of cars at the entrance; HWY 211 that brings me here is likewise abandoned – I only pass […]
Mesa Verde N.P and Comforting Mancos
The altitude, hyper-alert driving, hiking and fresh air cause such exhaustion that by the end of my second week on the road, once I’ve sat down in my camping chair with a book in one hand and a cuppa in the other, I can’t recall the morning. I know I must have risen early and […]
The Million Dollar Highway, Silverton & Durango – Colorado
The brochures and info sheets say the Highway 550 will test my nerves with sharp turns and narrow roads. It is a beautiful stretch of road, with lovely views, but I can’t drive at the speed I want because, even though it is morning, I usually have someone in front of me setting the pace, […]
Genoa, Italy
I love cities where laundry hangs from the windows, or is neatly folded over sagging lines across alleyways. It’s a living city. Full of real people. It’s not made pretty for tourists although I think drying laundry is the prettiest sight. Hanging laundry is one of the first sights I get in the city, […]