Exploring the Glenallen highway and Wrangell St Elias National Park in Alaska. Awed by amazing landscapes and fall foliage colours. Check out the photos!
Dead Horse Point State Park
January 23, 2012 by
Renee Gordon writes about our visit to Dead Horse Point State Park Dead Horse Point State Park is located near the Island in the Sky entrance to Canyonlands National Park. This park has a dramatic overlook that in my opinion provides the best perspective of the Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands. The park […]
Islands in the Sky Section of Canyonlands National Park
January 20, 2012 by
Renee Gordon writes about the Islands in the Sky Section of Canyonlands National Park. As mentioned in my previous post, Canyonlands is made up of 3 very different regions: Island in the Sky to the north, the Maze on the west, and the Needles on the east. We previously visited the Needles section and now we’re […]
Needles Section of Canyonlands National Park
January 11, 2012 by
Renee Gordon writes about the Needles Section of Canyonlands National Park. Inspirational Story My only knowledge of the Canyonlands area in Utah was what I had seen in the movie 127 Hours about the experienced mountain climber who nearly lost his life there. On that Saturday in 2003, 27 year old Aron Ralston parked his […]
Mesa Verde National Park
January 8, 2012 by
If you didn’t see my post on Natural Bridges National Monument it’s well worth a look. Renee Gordon, my fellow adventurer on our Great North American Road Trip wrote the following about our next stop, Mesa Verde National Park. – Sam Kynman-Cole Next we crossed the border into Colorado after I managed to convince Sam […]
Swimming with Hectors Dolphins in Akaroa Harbour
November 5, 2011 by
Sam and I went to Christchurch in the summer of 2010 with the specific intention of swimming with Hector’s dolphins in Akaroa Harbour, off Banks Peninsula. Hector’s dolphins are endangered and are considered to be one of the rarest dolphins in the world.They are only found in the waters surrounding New Zealand, mainly residing off […]
