Having done two walks in Utah’s forty degree plus heat (Celsius) over the previous two days (Taylor Creek Trail & Northgate Peaks Trail) we felt ready for some serious punishment and after speaking to some local bike shops in Springdale we drove off into the wilderness in search of some top mountain biking. I […]
Northgate Peaks Trail – Kolob Terrace – Zion National Park
November 25, 2011 by
The day after doing the Taylor Creek Trailhead walk we drove further south to another Zion National Park entrance and did a walk in the area known as the Kolob Terrace. We found ourselves embarking during the hot hours of the day so opted for the Northgate Peaks Trail, a four mile (two hour) roundtrip. […]
Taylor Creek Trailhead – Kolob Canyons – Zion National Park
November 21, 2011 by
Having enjoyed our time in Salt Lake City and happy with our Bonneville Salt Flat photos we headed to Zion National Park. Interestingly ‘Zion’ was the name Joseph Smith Jr. (Founder of the Mormon faith) envisioned calling the place they would settle and call home, the promised land or “New Jerusalem”. Our first experience of […]
Salt Lake City – Mountains, Mormons & Beer
November 14, 2011 by
Salt Lake City left a memorable impression on me in a few ways. First and foremost while couch surfing I attended my first ever baseball game in a stadium with a beautiful mountain backdrop. Secondly Salt Lake City is home to the Mormon religion (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) and while not […]
Must Take Photos at Bonneville Salt Flats
November 8, 2011 by
When I think of Utah I think of Salt Lake City. And when I think of Salt Lake City my thought process goes something like this: Salt Lake City >> Bonneville Salt Flats >> Speed Week >> Land Speed Records >> World’s Fastest Indian and so on… View Driving directions to I-80 W in a […]
Antelope Island State Park
November 2, 2011 by
Since Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks we’d driven south passing through Wyoming, the corner of Idaho where we saw the Bear Lake Wildlife Reserve and into Utah. The road to Antelope Island took us through Cache National Forest which had beautiful mountain and river scenery in its own right [Just wait for more on Utah, […]
Bear Lake Wildlife Reserve for Bird Photos
October 27, 2011 by
We went expecting to find a bear wildlife reserve but instead found marshland. Renee was disappointed but I’d got a thirst for bird photography while in Yellowstone National Park so had fun in our brief drive around the sanctuary. I attempted to photograph everything that moved; and if a bird didn’t move on its own […]
Mother Moose & Calf in Grand Teton National Park
October 21, 2011 by
Grand Teton National Park presented a beautiful lake and a jagged adventure inspiring mountain range as we drove south from Yellowstone National Park. The flat open plains along with the rivers and streams offer a prime environment for moose and after spotting none in Yellowstone we were primarily looking for moose while in the Grand […]
Five Days in Yellowstone National Park
October 19, 2011 by
Day One On 2nd June 2011 we entered Yellowstone from the north entrance and taking our time drove towards the northeast entrance in the hope of spotting moose along the plains. We failed to see any moose but we spotted plenty of antelope (Pronghorn), elk, bison and a marmot sunning himself on a rock. Slough […]
Wildlife Spotting in Yellowstone National Park
October 6, 2011 by
Renee and I drove into Yellowstone National Park, the three and a half thousand square mile park which is situated mainly in the state of Wyoming but with land extending into Montana (where we entered) and also Idaho. Our expectations were high due to Yellowstone being one of the most famous national parks in North […]
