Updates from the Road

Want to keep up with my explorations?

Well, this is the right place!

I usually post updates on Fridays and sometimes on Tuesdays. (They also may be posted on a random day of the week.)

Honestly, most of my posts in the last couple of years have been updates. So, you can tune in here for them or check out the home page.

I’m currently posting about my travels around the Southeastern United States.

Congaree National Park, South CarolinaJana Irving

A very swampy Congaree National Park. Visited in April.

 

Check out all my Updates from the Road below!!!


Return to Glen Canyon

Hanging Garden Trail. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Page, Arizona

A quick day trip brings further explorations of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Continue reading

So Many Petroglyphs, So Little Time

Petroglyph. Petroglyph National Monument. Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gaze in wonder at the fantastic rock carvings at Petroglyph National Monument. Continue reading

Bandelier

Bandelier National Monument. New Mexico

With Native American ruins and waterfalls, Bandelier has both nature and history. Continue reading

Natural Bridges

Owachomo Bridge. Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah.

Located in the absolute middle of nowhere Utah is a national monument that preserves three amazing natural bridges. Continue reading

Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado

The Gunnison River cuts a dramatic canyon through the Colorado landscape in this national park. Continue reading

Colorado National Monument

Ute Canyon. Colorado National Monument. Colorado

A national park on a beautiful mesa full of dramatic canyon views. Continue reading

Dinosaurs and Petroglyphs

Fossil Discovery trail. Dinosaur National Monument. Utah, Colorado

Check out a national monument with both dinosaurs and petroglyphs, and some nice views. So much awesome in one place. Continue reading

Canyonlands

Grandview Point.

Canyonlands National Park is home to countless trails, dramatic views and some crazy roads. Continue reading

Capitol Reef

Sunset Point Trail. Capitol Reef National Park. Utah

Explore grand vistas, natural bridges, and narrow canyons in this remote Utah national park. Continue reading

Return to the Valley of Death

Keane Wonder Mill and Mine. Death Valley National Park

An unexpected trip takes me back to Death Valley for more exploration. Continue reading

Fort Bowie

Fort Bowie National Historic Site. Willcox, Arizona

Explore the ruins of a fort that helped conquer the West. Continue reading

The Valley of Death

Racetrack, Death Valley National Park, California

Explorations of Death Valley National Park, the driest and hottest area of the United States. Continue reading

Goodbye to 2018

Hopi Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Saying goodbye to a very interesting year.  Continue reading

Wandering San Diego

Old Point Loma Lighthouse. Cabrillo National Monument. San Diego, California

Explore the history of this Southern California city. Continue reading

Wandering LA

Santa Monica beach. California.

Explorations of the City of Angels and the surrounding area. Continue reading

Wandering San Francisco

Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco, California

Explorations of the City by the Bay. Continue reading

Sequoia and Kings Canyon

Sequoia National Park, California

Explore two national parks (and a national forest) full of giant trees and amazing views.  Continue reading

Endless Desert

Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve, California

Explore California’s Mojave National Preserve and all its awesomeness.  Continue reading

Glen Canyon

Navajo Bridge. Colorado River. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Arizona

Even Glen Canyon National Recreation Area has history behind it.  Continue reading

Some Ruins and a Trading Post

Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Arizona

Explore more ruins in the Four Corners and a historic trading post. Continue reading

Chaco Canyon

Pueblo Bonito. Chaco Culture National Historical Park. New Mexico.

Explore the mysterious ruins of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.  Continue reading

Mesa Verde

Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park

An archaeologist explores a bunch of awesome cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park. Continue reading

The Four Corners

Tower Point, Hovenweep National Monument, Utah

An adventure starts in the Four Corners with two National Monuments.  Continue reading

Cliff Dwellings and Petroglyphs

Montezuma Castle National Monument. Arizona.

A day full of amazing Sinagua cliff dwellings and petroglyphs in Central Arizona. Continue reading

Buried at the Grand Canyon

Cemetery gate. Pioneer Cemetery, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Explore Grand Canyon National Park’s history in the park’s cemetery. Continue reading

Grand Canyon: Hike to Dripping Springs

Hermit Trail. Grand Canyon National Park. Arizona.

Hiking along one of the Grand Canyon’s more interesting trails. Continue reading

Ruins of Walnut Canyon

Cliff dwelling. Walnut Canyon National Monument. Flagstaff, Arizona.

Step back in time at the cliff dwellings of Walnut Canyon. Continue reading