This past weekend we arrived back from Moab Friday evening and the next morning immediately went to the Adventure + Gear Fest at the South Towne Expo Center. Having just gotten back from a week of hiking and camping we…
Grand Canyon Rim Trail
Going to the Grand Canyon allows you to drink in the immensity that is nature. I wrote previously about my first view of the Grand Canyon and the thirst that it inspired in me. When you first go you will…
Rock Climbing in Rock Canyon
I really like climbing on rocks, but I have had very little opportunity to do any actual rock climbing. The barrier to entry for rock climbing is a little high because of the equipment needed and the necessity of having…
Desert View Watchtower at the Grand Canyon East Rim
I will never forget my first view of the Grand Canyon. I dreamed of going to the Grand Canyon for a long time, ever since I was a kid (I wrote a tall tale about it in school) and then…
How to Get a Passport
I have never had the opportunity or made an opportunity for myself to travel outside the continental United States. I thought maybe I would leave the country when I went on my LDS mission, but I went to Pennsylvania which…
Tusayan Ruins at the Grand Canyon
Located on the southern rim of the Grand Canyon on the road between the Desert View Watchtower and the Grand Canyon Village is a small piece of ancient history, the Tusayan Ruin. How to get there: The ruin is not…
Provo City Center Temple Open House
Over the President’s Day holiday weekend we were able to go through the open house for the new Provo City Center Temple. This was an amazing and very special experience for us. A Little Background All Latter-day Saint (Mormon) temples…
The Lincoln Monument on the Lincoln Memorial Highway
I-80 through Wyoming is one of the roads that I have traveled the most in my life. Traveling to Utah from Colorado as a boy and vice versa as a college student has made me well familiar with this stretch…
Chimani Grand Canyon App Review
When you are a techie you download the app, it’s what you do. Actually in my case it is often several apps. I think smartphones and tablets have really made a big difference in how we experience the world, and…
Cliff Dwellers Arizona
As we traveled South from Utah to the Grand Canyon we entered Arizona and soon passed the most interesting and odd collection of giant boulders arranged randomly along one short section of the road. There was a small sign indicating…