Blogs from Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, North America - page 3

Geo: 40.7595, -111.888We left on a Saturday in late April and returned the next Saturday. Except for a one hour or so delay leaving GSP airport, all of the flights were on time, and the delay at GSP did not cause a problem since we had a long layover in ATL built in to the schedule. We arrived in Salt Lake City at 1:00 PM, MST, picked up our rental car around 2:00 PM, and drove 4 .5 hours through rain and snow (yes, SNOW) to our motel, Ruby's Inn, for the next three nights. Except for a bit of walking around the airport in Atlanta, we missed our daily walk, but we made up for it on the next 6 days. On Sunday, our first full day at Bryce Canyon, we hiked a figure eight ... read more

Geo: 40.7595, -111.888Today was a travel day, but that is not to say that it didn't have some surprises in store for us. As is usually the case, when you least expect it, mother nature jumps up and hits you between the eyes. We left Cody at 7:45 and 66 degrees and headed south toward Utah. For the first hour or two the ride provided nothing interesting, just a lot of prairies with lots and lots of sage brush nestled in the wispy yellow grass. The land was flat and there was simply nothing there, no houses, no towns, no ranches, nothing. Then suddenly, right in front of us appeared huge mesas, just rising out of the earth, with horizontal striations of various shades of earth tones and evergreen bushes growing out of them. It always ... read more

3 long days later, I've had a chance while battling it out with the winds in Idaho and Utah during today's ride to reflect on the grandeur of Yellowstone National Park, the first designated national park in the USA. Last night, my mind was on overload. The park is a geologic wonderland. The 69 photos we put up in yesterday's blog were all taken within a 17 mile stretch of the Grand Loop Road, a 130 mile figure of eight parkway circumnavigating the park. Some of the geysers and fumaroles are actually adjacent to each other. What must the first explorers have thought about this foreign landscape. I'm not going to attempt to offer any descriptives, I wouldn't do it justice. We still don't understand why it was so much busier yesterday than Monday. It was ... read more

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Geo: 40.7595, -111.888After a long day, I made it home to Salt Lake City.The trip had so many highlights and I learned so much about Peru and the Incan culture. Nobody can make a trip so special than Adventures by Disney.This last week is full of memories that I am so glad to have.... read more