Scary flooring in the MGM Grand My Mom and Aunt have a big overnight gambling run to Washington, DC planned and I am the chauffeur. My niece, Danielle rides along to roll her eyes at the weeping widows and distribute Kleenex. She has also offered to take me on a tour of National Harbor. I […]
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Sunny Makes the Big Time
Since this last Monday, stardate January 120, 2019, I have resolved to embrace the weather. Whatever nature throws my way will now be my fondest desire. Having made this commitment, I immediately find myself challenged to make the most of the 13″ of snow that descends heavily upon us on Monday night. I build a […]
Let’s Ignore the Weather and Enjoy the Birds
Alright, you win – UNCLE. I realize now that I should never have mentioned the bad weather here to my friends in North Carolina. I hope I never encounter the storm borne fury visited upon them in the last year. “So you got caught in a little May snowstorm,” they say. “We can generate […]
Nature’s Museum of Art
Some of the art is man-made. We pass this “Pioneer Billboard” on the Johnson Canyon Driving tour. Storm and I gingerly explore the scenic roads and easier trails around the Vermilion Cliffs and Grand Staircase-Escalade. Until we install a lift kit on the Jeep, we are trying to be gentle with it. Lucky for us, […]
White Pocket – All the Grandeur – No Lottery
Many of the folks who travel to Kanab do so in hopes of being one of the 20 folks per day who win the lottery and the privilege of hiking 6 miles in the desert to view the Wave. This remote, iconic rock formation was made famous when it appeared as a desktop wallpaper in […]
Getting a Peek at Peekaboo Canyon
Our original plan was to join Jim Brown here to explore areas of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Vermilion Cliffs as a team. Now that Storm and I are on our own, we are not sure which trails to try. With two Jeeps on a ride we have a backup if something goes horribly wrong. Alone, we […]
