Unfortunately for us there was a big change in weather following our beautiful day in Palmer Canyon, but we weren’t going to let a little rain stop us from enjoying what Death Valley had to offer. I mean it IS Death Valley after all right? So, with the weather in mind we decided to spend the day checking out some […]
After leaving Rhyolite we headed west down Route 374 (The main road leaving Rhyolite) and in about 2 miles we reached the turn off on the right hand side for the Titus Canyon Road. The road through Titus Canyon is a one way road covering about 27 miles through a narrow canyon on the border of Nevada and Death Valley National […]
After spending the night in Pahrump, Nevada we packed up the car and hit the road planning to head into Death Valley via Titus Canyon. However, on the way we decided to first make a stop at the Rhyolite Ghost Town. Rhyolite was a boom town founded in 1904 around mines in the area and was home to as many […]
When we pulled up to the Horseshoe Bend parking lot it was mostly empty and the weather was overcast but we figured it was such an easy walk in that it was worth a shot at a view. We were also pretty bummed from our experience at the Grand Canyon earlier in the day and four hours of sitting in […]
Well another trip to Grand Canyon National Park has come and gone….and still no view for Kelly. Unfortunately for the second year in a row we visited the Grand Canyon in winter while it has been socked in with snow. To add insult to the whole thing the day before we arrived there were perfect views for miles! I think […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Parking near the snowplow turn around on the south side of Rt 3 Miles round trip: ~4 Total Elevation Gain: ~1,100 ft One High Peak: Vly Mountain 3,530 ft Total Time: ~2.5 hrs I managed to get 2017 started off right with a trip up Vly mountain in the Catskills totally up and down […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Reeves Meadow Visitor Center Miles Round Trip: ~4.5 Elevation Gain: ~750 Harriman is quickly becoming our go to place for local hikes when time is limited and this occasion was no different. We were expecting thunderstorms late in the day so we knew we only had a few hours at best to get a […]
Well I finally got around to writing about the final stop on our European trip, Vienna, Austria. We arrived in Vienna for the last two days of our trip and in that limited amount of time we only managed to explore a very small portion of the city. Being the capital city of Austria, Vienna is rich in history and culture and there […]
After leaving Verona, we arrived in Torbole, Italy which sits on the northern end of Lake Garda (Lago di Garda) which was our last destination in Italy before crossing over into Austria. Lake Garda is a 370 square km lake which is nestled between rising mountain cliffs of the alps giving it an even more dramatic location. The region is […]
Well I have been extremely busy lately but I am determined to finish off the write ups for my Europe 2016 trip! Next up on the agenda is Verona, Italy where we decided to make a stop after leaving Ravenna on our way up to Lake Garda in the Italian Alps. Originally we had no plan at all to stop […]
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