It is Friday, March 27, 2026, and a deep blue sky stretches over Kanab as I set off on an adventure that will lead me deep into the archaic heart of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. My destination is Cannonville, but the path there is no ordinary road—it is the Cottonwood Canyon Road. After only […]
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It was a morning that tasted of new beginnings. After marveling at the dark, frozen lava flows of Snow Canyon yesterday, we were drawn today to a world painted in the most glowing colors of the palette: the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area near Leeds. Even as we drove in, this area felt like a
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Saturday, March 21, 2026 – a day that felt like a journey through Earth’s very history. After a hearty breakfast, we left the Moapa Valley behind and steered our car onto the I15 toward St. George. Our anticipation was high, but nature already held a monumental prelude in store for us along the way. As
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The morning sun is already casting long shadows over Hurricane as we leave our quarters at the Sleep Inn & Suites. The fact that we are staying here rather than in neighboring Springdale is due to the astronomical hotel prices there—but we gladly accept the short drive for this adventure. Behind
Thursday, March 19, 2026 The morning in Las Vegas already felt like a harbinger of a scorching day. After checking out of the Excalibur, my wife and I picked up our car from the self-storage on Robindale—a small act of liberation from the city’s neon bustle. Our destination: Red Rock Canyon. Upon arriving at the
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Saturday, August 11, 2023 – 9.2 km | 498 meters of elevation gain We set off at 8:15 a.m. When we step off the train in Kandersteg at exactly 10:00, a veil of clouds hangs lightly over the valley, yet the sun is already breaking through. A promising beginning. We buy our tickets and soon
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21 July 2017 We set out early from Kuźnice, still wrapped in the cool, resin-scented air of the forest. At around 1,000 metres above sea level, the day had not yet fully warmed, and the light filtered softly through the spruce and fir trees. The blue and yellow trails led us steadily upward, their gravel
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23 km · 1,131 m elevation gain · 8–9 hours18 July 2017 We set out very early in the morning, long before the parking lot in Palenica Białczańska filled with cars and voices. The length and seriousness of the route demanded this quiet beginning. We, my wife Hania and our sons Simon and Victor, and
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6 July 2016 After breakfast we left Gardiner and drove south through Mammoth, following the road deeper into Yellowstone. The morning light was clear and warm, and the mountains still carried a quiet freshness, as if the day had only just begun to breathe. Along the way we stopped again and again, because Yellowstone never
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29 May 2023 After finishing the Fossil Discovery Trail, I walk back to the car with the feeling that the day is far from over. From the parking lot along Blue Mountain Road, I step onto the Sound of Silence Trail, a path that promises not fossils, but space, rock, and quiet. The desert receives
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