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Inyo National Forest, CA
The area around Yosemite National Park is surrounded by national forests and wilderness areas that are just as incredible but with far less people. If you don’t require any facilities, and prefer to avoid the crowds then the camping is even better than in the Yosemite Valley. Whenever we are lucky enough to score a…
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Geology Lesson with…. Fitz?
Haven’t had service for a few days but caught some on top of Lembert dome in Yosemite.
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Lake Tahoe, CA and Reno, NV
What a contrast over two days. This year, to try and get across the desert that spans the country between the major mountain ranges, the Rockies and the Sierras, I took a route across central Nevada from Salt Lake City to Reno, stopping briefly for a night in Elko. Always fun for a night or…
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Odds and Ends
Nothing much going on today as we cross northern Nevada on our way back to the mountains and away from the desert, our longest drive of the trip, four hours to Reno.
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Bonneville Salt Flats, UT
A few years ago Amy began mentioning how she’d like to see the Bonneville Salt Flats some day and then she went on to explain all about how they formed or something, who cares. I was busy adding it to my list of places to surprise Amy with someday. Yesterday, she got all giddy when…
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Mirror Lake, UT
Before I get to Mirror Lake something needs to be said for google maps and the route in which we took there. When Google said turn right, like so many other times, I turned right. Maybe it was my fault for assuming Google didn’t use forest service OHV usage roads in their directions. The only…
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Dinosaur National Monument, UT/CO
Dinosaur National Monument may be famous for the absurd amount of dinosaur fossils that have been discovered on these grounds, but the amount of geology on display here was a really pleasant surprise. The entire area is spackled with different colored rocks. They create colorful bands that slice through the rolling stone. Each mountain seems…
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Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
When this road was first built, some people were angered at the ease at which people could suddenly access the prestigious untouched peaks of the Rockies. People should have to experience a great deal of hardship to reach these peaks. Building a road at 12,000 feet, above tree line, the area in which trees are…
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Early Morning Geology With Amy
Some people hike for the views or the feels, anyone who knows Amy knows she hikes for the rocks. I love her passion for geology. My goal each summer is to create these moments where Amy zones out in amazement and can’t stop staring and explaining geology with a big grin on her face. Inevitably…
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Estes Park, CO
We left late in the day to spend some final moments with Grandma and cousins before returning to the relative wild. This year, Rocky Mountain National Park is the reservation that got away. I was unable, twice, to lock down a campsite within the National Park. Six months ago every spot filled within seconds then…
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