In preparation of Conor coming out to Moab next week, I have been scouting out some of the mountain biking and hiking trails to keep the young mind occupied while he is with me for the week. Today I visited and sampled the Brands Focus area just north of Moab...
Now, I have never used the services of a Hostel before, and if it were not for Walter the German hitchhiker asking me to drop him off here back in 2011, I’d have never thought about a Hostel as an option. Sure you can rent a cabin, or a room,...
I was forced to make a long drive through the Navajo Nation all in one stint due my required daily Internet connection for work. I knew that I would have none through the Navajo Nation and the first 60-70 miles of South-Eastern Utah. It would not be until near Blanding,...
Over this past week I have been feeling terrible. A few days ago I thought I may be coming down with that Flu that has been going around (damn you Rod!) but this morning I figured it to be my allergies. This happened a few years back while in Arizona...
The many settlement sites scattered throughout the monument were built by the Ancient Pueblo People, more specifically the Sinagua, Cohonina, and Kayenta Anasazi. Wupatki was first inhabited around 500 AD. A major population influx began soon after the eruption of Sunset Crater in the 11th century (between 1040–1100), which blanketed...
Just south of the Wupatki National Monument, Loop Road pokes out of the Monument and into the National Forest. While there is no camping (aka; overnight parking) in the National Monument I am free to do so here in the National Forest. While I was not planning to camp out...
Once again I have visited a volcano crater. For most of my life I thought volcano’s were a rare thing on the planet, but as I am visiting them I am realizing just how common they are. They are right under our noses and we hardly notice. Just look at...
Another month has passed so I get to run the numbers again. I don’t know why I take such joy in budgeting and crunching all the numbers afterward, but it has been a part of me for as long as I can remember. I like to know the statistical facts,...
After yesterday’s long mountain biking adventure, I knew I would not be doing much today. Some muscles hurt that have never hurt before and other hurt that would make it extremely uncomfortable to do anything physical anyway… a bike’s seat is a torture device I tell ya! With another day...
Now that was a day worth living! After leaving Nicole’s yesterday morning, I was driving North out of Phoenix when I decided to drop in at the gym one last time before leaving the area. Another great workout and a second shower in one day (I’m splurging now) started the...
