March 5th & 6th - Leaving Moab area
Before leaving the Moab area on Tuesday the 5th of March, I decided a late afternoon trip into Arches was a worthy effort....
Spent the morning getting the trailer ready to travel and for some remote camping, so filled the water tank, emptied the waste tanks and got everything put away and ready for the ride towards Grand Junction Colorado...
But here are a few shots from Arches National Park.
More to come as I continue my travels...will be in Grand Junction for a few days before heading back up to Salt Lake City to hopefully put an end to the renewal of my USCG License...they are being difficult with some of my past health issues....
More later,
Capt Jim
Spent the morning getting the trailer ready to travel and for some remote camping, so filled the water tank, emptied the waste tanks and got everything put away and ready for the ride towards Grand Junction Colorado...
But here are a few shots from Arches National Park.
More to come as I continue my travels...will be in Grand Junction for a few days before heading back up to Salt Lake City to hopefully put an end to the renewal of my USCG License...they are being difficult with some of my past health issues....
More later,
Capt Jim
Moab and Canyonlands
Time to recoup, clean the trailer, shop for some groceries and spend some time in one place. I chose to take my break in Moab, cold here and some snow the first couple days, but it warmed up nicely in the afternoons and I was able to visit Canyonlands National Park - both areas that are accessible from here. Island in the Sky and the Needles district.
Here are some pictures from my travels this week.
Today - Monday the 5th of March is a get ready to leave tomorrow day, square the trailer away, fill the water tank, empty the waste tanks and fill up with gas and pick up a few snacks for the road...looks like I may head over to Colorado - Grand Junction area and do some exploring...
Stay tuned for more travels....
Captain Jim
(Professor)
Here are some pictures from my travels this week.
Today - Monday the 5th of March is a get ready to leave tomorrow day, square the trailer away, fill the water tank, empty the waste tanks and fill up with gas and pick up a few snacks for the road...looks like I may head over to Colorado - Grand Junction area and do some exploring...
Stay tuned for more travels....
Captain Jim
(Professor)
Driving Day - Zion to Bryce Canyon to Moab
I left the campground near Zion with the intention of going to Bryce Canyon and staying a few days...but the weather and altitude did not cooperate. I wondered why so many of the campgrounds were close - Holy Crap that place is high, over 8800 feet and snow and windy and colder than hell...so I went in to the park, it was sunny and cold when I went through the gate, after a short stop at the visitor center and a rest room break I return outside to find the cloud level had dropped to the parking lot and it was snowing like crazy...only re-enforced my decision to head back down the hills and get to lower altitude and better weather...
Here is the parking lot...
And the view...
So I went inside the trailer and had lunch, took a snooze and waited for some sunshine as hard as the wind was blowing I knew this snow squall would not last forever....it never got real bright and sunny but at least you could see!
Stay tuned for more adventures as I explore Arches National Park and Islands In The Sky in Canyonlands National Park!
Capt Jim
Here is the parking lot...
And the view...
So I went inside the trailer and had lunch, took a snooze and waited for some sunshine as hard as the wind was blowing I knew this snow squall would not last forever....it never got real bright and sunny but at least you could see!
Stay tuned for more adventures as I explore Arches National Park and Islands In The Sky in Canyonlands National Park!
Capt Jim
More of Zions
I spent a week camp at a campground outside of Zions - By far one of the cleahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifnest and nicest campgrounds I have ever stayed in. Wonderful restrooms with great tile showers and all spotless. The grounds were perfect with good hook-ups - level sites, some shade trees for the summer...not much now, but still a perfect campground. If you are ever in the neighborhood oz Zion and need a campground spend a few extra bucks and stay here. The name is Zion River Resort. LINK.
Anyway - I spent several days in the park and just had a wonderful experience...one of my favorite places to visit and one of the most beautiful places on earth. I went on a few hikes and the hike just past the big tunnel called the Overlook hike is well worth the time it takes...the view which you will see in a minute is outstanding and shows a little of how massive the Canyon really is.
On with the pics...
Checkerboard Mesa in Winter
On the overlook hike...
More views on the hike...
One of the more thrilling parts of the trail - it was very narrow and wet and slippery and the drop on the left of the picture was well over 300 feet or so...
This is looking back towards the peaks behind you at the overlook.
And finally the view from the top at the overlook - this is a 9 shot panorama, so you can imagine the expanse.
Some detail shots
A closeup of one of the millions of HooDoo's in the park.
On one morning I was able to literally walk among a herd of deer.
That is pretty much it for Zion - update on yesterdays trip through Bryce Canyon and on to Moab later this morning...
Captain Jim
Anyway - I spent several days in the park and just had a wonderful experience...one of my favorite places to visit and one of the most beautiful places on earth. I went on a few hikes and the hike just past the big tunnel called the Overlook hike is well worth the time it takes...the view which you will see in a minute is outstanding and shows a little of how massive the Canyon really is.
On with the pics...
Checkerboard Mesa in Winter
On the overlook hike...
More views on the hike...
One of the more thrilling parts of the trail - it was very narrow and wet and slippery and the drop on the left of the picture was well over 300 feet or so...
This is looking back towards the peaks behind you at the overlook.
And finally the view from the top at the overlook - this is a 9 shot panorama, so you can imagine the expanse.
Some detail shots
A closeup of one of the millions of HooDoo's in the park.
On one morning I was able to literally walk among a herd of deer.
That is pretty much it for Zion - update on yesterdays trip through Bryce Canyon and on to Moab later this morning...
Captain Jim
Change of Venue - Back to Zions National Park!
I left Mesquite Nevada on Tuesday and made the short drive from there back to the Zions National Park area, found a great campground with reasonable weekly rates and will be here a week.
Got up Wednesday morning and caught up on a little work, then headed into Zions to shoot some pictures...had a great day, walked a bunch, nice fresh air and relatively warm in the 50's, it was a little cool in the morning and overnight, but not too bad, trailer stayed warm!
So the first picture is for all of the people who I used to work with back in the corporate world...I just had to buy this T-Shirt.
Now some more traditional photos of the great scenery in Zions!
And now a few multiple shot pic - Panoramas
Still enjoying my travels and the little house gets more and more comfortable as I get things more organized and used to living in the small environment.
Capt Jim
Got up Wednesday morning and caught up on a little work, then headed into Zions to shoot some pictures...had a great day, walked a bunch, nice fresh air and relatively warm in the 50's, it was a little cool in the morning and overnight, but not too bad, trailer stayed warm!
So the first picture is for all of the people who I used to work with back in the corporate world...I just had to buy this T-Shirt.
Now some more traditional photos of the great scenery in Zions!
And now a few multiple shot pic - Panoramas
Still enjoying my travels and the little house gets more and more comfortable as I get things more organized and used to living in the small environment.
Capt Jim
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