Author Archives: David Dice

We drove back to the Weeping Wall this morning.  We were about half an hour earlier than yesterday and got one of the last two parking spots.  We intended to walk up the short distance to the Weeping Wall itself, … Continue reading →

We drove north on the park road this morning.  It is the first day that the shuttles were not running, and it is easy to see why they are such an advantage.  There are very few parking spaces available.  I … Continue reading →

We weren’t in a great rush to leave this morning as the check-in time for our campsite was 12 am and we were only about 50 km away from Zion National Park.  We left just about 10:30 and were to … Continue reading →

Today is our last day in Hurricane.  This morning we did the laundry, and I washed the Tahoe.  After lunch we walked along the Virgin River trail.  We didn’t get too far because we soon came to a spot where … Continue reading →

We drove west today to Snow Canyon State Park.  We spent a great day hiking through the beautiful red sandstone canyons.  First we stopped at a short trail into Jenny’s Canyon, a very narrow slot canyon.  We then drove on … Continue reading →

We wanted to do some biking around Hurricane today, so we rode back up to the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve.  We didn’t get too far into the reserve though before the trail ended at a fence marked “No Trespassing” so … Continue reading →

What happened to the warm and sunny south?  We must have missed it!  It was colder here today than when we left Prince Albert.  The highway between Nephi and Hurricane is high, passing over high several passes, at least one … Continue reading →

Only two other vehicles appear to have spent the night in the campgrounds we were in last night.  By morning it was calm so we fortunately didn’t have to drive into the wind again today.  We stopped at a highway … Continue reading →

It was raining very lightly this morning when we left, but it cleared as we headed farther south.  We turned to the east at Helena, leaving the I15, and took the smaller highways (12, 287, I90 and 41) to bypass … Continue reading →

We drove from the farm in Bickleigh to Great Falls, Montana.  For some reason when we got to Taber, Alberta, the GPS told me to turn right at the first intersection.  I knew that wasn’t the right way, as right … Continue reading →