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
Between Volcanic Fire and Stone Waves: Thursday, March 20, 2026 The day begins early, at 6:30 AM, with a breakfast that provides the necessary strength for the desert: two perfectly fried eggs, crispy hash browns, and golden-brown toast. The air is still fresh as we start the car and head toward Valley of Fire. Our
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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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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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1 September 2019 A soft blanket of clouds hung low over Many Glacier on the first morning of September 2019, when I set out for one of the most unforgettable hikes in my life: the Grinnell Glacier Trail. The air was cool and damp, the colors around Swiftcurrent Lake slightly muted—greens deepened by moisture, the
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3 September 2019 I started the Highline Trail shortly before midday, stepping out onto the sun-washed boardwalk of Logan Pass at 10:30. The air was clear, the sky a flawless blue dome, and the mountains stood sharply against it—so different from the gloom and fog that had hung over the trail three years earlier when
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