One of the wonders of the world is right our back yard. Bristlecone pine trees are some of the oldest trees in the world. We have been to see these trees at Great Basin National Park where there are trees that are over 4000 years old. On Mount Almagre right near Pikes Peak there is…
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Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Days 9 & 10
by tomas •
Saturday brought the last full day of our spring vacation. We had stayed at Wahweap last night so we could take the tour of Glen Canyon Dam at 8:00 am. Visiting the dam is something I have always wanted to do. Glen Canyon Dam represents one of the marvels of human engineering. While I might…
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Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Day 8
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On Friday we awoke up to a beautiful day. We stayed in our sleeping bags waiting for it to warm up from a cold night. We had an easy breakfast and go started on breaking camp. Once packed and loaded we drove south to a place called red pocket. I saw this landmark on the map…
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Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Day 7
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We had a windy night camping on the Paria Plateau. It was still very wind this morning. I was able to get breakfast cooked and we ate in the tent. At about 10:30 we got underway on our drive back to Paw Hole for our planned hike. Once at Paw Hole we headed north into the…
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Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Day 6
by tomas •
Our start for day 6 was leisurely. It was a cold night and we did not want to get out of our sleeping bags until the sun was close. The goal for the day was to see Grosvenor arch and hike the Cottonwood narrows. I wanted to be on Paria Plateau to setup our camp.…