Our friends Joe and Carolyn picked us up at the house at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6 to drive us to the airport in Vancouver. It was a good thing we had given ourselves plenty of time because the traffic was backed up as a result of two different accidents on the number 1 freeway. However, we still arrived 3 hours ahead of departure time, so it was a breeze checking in. Our flight left Vancouver about 45 minutes late, but they were able to make up the time and landed in Auckland right on schedule. That was a L-O-N-G flight and we didn't get much sleep. After a 2 hour lay over in Auckland, we took off for Sydney in the dark and headed West. Arrived in Sydney right on schedule and were met ... read more

Today we spent the day in Bryce Canyon, Utah. It was a PERFECT day in every way - blue skies, interesting clouds, not too hazy, and awesome views from the ridge of the canyon. The word for the day was definitely W-O-W!! As people walked up to each lookout, the first word out of their mouth was WOW! There is no place quite like Bryce Canyon. Hoodoos (odd-shaped pillars of rock left standing from the forces of erosion) and the red colors in the rock make this a very unique place to visit. One can learn much more about this place just by going on the internet, so I will leave it for you to follow through if at all interested. Bryce Canyon was one of my father's favorite places. I remember him taking time-lapse pictures ... read more

Monday morning we hit the road quite early because we had a long drive ahead and storms were forecast for later in the day. The road from Moab to Flagstaff (522Km or 324 miles) went through dry desert land and several Native Indian Reservations. We arrived at our camp site in Flagstaff and got all set up in dry weather and before dark. Tuesday morning the storms hit this area. Lots of thunder and lightning and heavy rain. Apparently almost 2 inches of rain fell that day. We were so thankful to be in our cozy, warm RV and have a day to rest up a bit. Wednesday was the day we had scheduled for the Grand Canyon and it was a PERFECT DAY to view the canyon lands and take lots of pictures. From Flagstaff ... read more

This area of rocky wilderness was made a National Park in 1964. Before that the rugged area was know only by American Indians, cowboys, river explorers and uranium prospectors. The Colorado and Green rivers have carved two huge canyons through the Colorado Plateau. The 527 square mile park is a wild area with dirt roads for four wheeler vehicles, hiking trails for the adventurer, rivers for boating adventures and home to Bighorn sheep, coyotes and other native animals. Standing on the top of the plateau you can see for miles over deep ravines that have been carved out by water erosion over the centuries. Very different from the Arches National Park we were in the day before. However, this is where you will find Mesa Arch, which happens to be Dwain's favorite. It is also known ... read more

Here are the pictures for my last entry, THE ROAD SOUTH"... read more