One day you find yourself home alone with a chance to enjoy some solitude. No work, no chores, no obligations. The day is yours. You
Tag: Utah
The Middle of Nowhere
When you turn onto Utah’s Highway 95, just south of Blanding in the state’s southeast corner, the road sign warns: No services for 121 miles.
Which Came First, the Chicken or the 30’-Tall Feathered Therizinosaurus?
It’s easy to mock earnestness. But better not to. Certain Dinos Came from Birds The Dinosaur Museum in Blanding, Utah is earnest. Much if its
Fall at Hovenweep
Roughly a half-million tourists mob the famous Mesa Verde ruins each year. In contrast, just a tiny fraction of that come to its lesser-known relative,
Moab, Utah – Playground for Adults (Who Don’t Like Vegas)
We’ve decided that you can identify some places by the predominant non-auto vehicle you see on the local roads. Horse and buggy? Nappanee, Indiana. Snowmobiles?
A Landscape of Down
Canyonlands National Park is the opposite of Arches. Where Arches formations stick up like the fingertips and spines (and other parts) of giants, in Canyonlands
Cowboy Jacuzzis
Moab is dry. It is also dusty. Like whack-the-trail-dust-off-yer-chaps-with-yer-hat, old-timey, Wild West kind of dusty. Everything here is covered and coated and crusted and dusted
A Landscape of Up
Located just north of Moab, Arches National Park is a landscape of up. Look up at the lumpy stone towers plopped here and there, grouped