Utah Highway 12 passed through two red sandstone arches before we saw the sign for the Red Canyon campground. It had been an early start and a dash- this campground was first-come, first-served. We pulled in at 10 AM and found a site immediately.
Alaska Adventure 2021: Portage Glacier, Global Warming In Action
The Portage Glacier is just a few miles from Route 1, the main highway that transects the Kenai Peninsula. When I last visited the giant ice flow in 1986, a huge iceberg floated just off the parking lot, and the edge of the glacier was within plain view.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: Bumblebees Are Important Pollinators
Everyone has seen bumblebees in their back yards or in their flower gardens. These large, plump native bees are covered in soft hair that makes them look (and feel) fuzzy. Often, those hairs are covered with a thick layer of pollen grains.
Traveling America By Van: Capitol Reef, Grand Staircase, And Escalante
We got off of I-70 onto Utah Highway 24. This was as desolate a piece of road as we had seen. I was glad I had filled up at the last gas station! We got to Hanksville, and were surprised by not one but two gas stations. We continued west, headed to Capitol Reef.
Alaska Adventure 2021: Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
Alaska and animals are nearly synonymous. Visitors and tourists enjoy seeing a moose or a black bear as much as a glacier or majestic mountain. Luckily, the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) provides the opportunity to see many of Alaska’s iconic animals in a single location.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Burrowing Eastern Mole
Anyone who has spent much time gardening or cutting the lawn has probably encountered the tell-tale signs of an annoying yard pest: the Eastern Mole. Moles burrow through yards and leave a trail of destruction in the form of raised tunnels in the grass and large mounds of earth (molehills).
Traveling America By Van: Pueblos And Cliff Dwellings
A terrifying road, or exhilarating, depending on your point of view, leads up, up, up, to the top of Mesa Verde. Now a national park, 1200 years ago there were thriving communities living up here. Although modern Pueblo Indians dislike the term, anthropologists call these people Anasazi.
Alaska Adventure 2021: Gearing Up For An Alaskan Fishing Trip
An Alaskan fishing trip can be the adventure of a lifetime and an experience you will never forget. “You never go all the way back” is a popular Alaskan expression, and you will want to repeat and share this unparalleled excitement with friends and family.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Regal Giant Swallowtail
Butterflies are always fun to watch as they fly around our gardens, flitting from flower to flower as they sip nectar and pollinate the plants. Some of the largest and most interesting butterflies around here are swallowtails
Traveling America By Van: Bridges And Arches
Southeast Utah contains the most exotic real estate on the continent. In some places you'll find natural stone bridges, carved over thousands of years by the action of running water, enormous structures whose very size boggles the mind.
Alaska Adventure 2021: Why Alaska Airlines? Because A Friend Flies For Free, Almost
I have flown to Alaska from the East Coast a dozen times, and I have used Alaska Airlines exclusively. It makes economic sense, and Alaska offers services that other airlines do not.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Solitary Fox Squirrel
When it comes to squirrels, none in North America are larger than the fox squirrel. Oh, sure, there are bigger squirrels elsewhere in the world – like the giant black squirrel from southeast Asia which can be almost three feet long – but the largest tree squirrel in the USA is the fox squirrel.