Tag: Utah
-
Hoodoo the Voodoo that You do?
I’ve lived in Colorado since 1989. I’ve been to Canyonlands National Park, I’ve floated the Green River through Stillwater and Labyrinth Canyons more than once. I’ve been to Moab a number of times and would have been surprised if Utah canyon country had anything more to show me. My ignorance was corrected this week through…
-
Week #44 ~ Recap
2,389 miles, 1 day at sea on the boat, 1 flight, 1 surprise birthday dinner, 2 national parks, 2 states, 1 official circumnavigation of the globe, 3 nights hosted by amazing and generous friends, $564 over budget. Whew! That’s a big week ~ even for us. We were glad to get off the boat and…
-
4th of July and Great Basin National Park
Day 3 – 5: Salt Lake City, UT, and Great Basin National Park Fourth of July is a very big family celebration in Marla’s family. In the 22 years we’ve been together, I would say at least 10 of them have been spent Marla’s sister Kay’s hanging with family and blowing things up. Kay has…
-
Week #1 – Recap
Week #1 ~ 3 States, 1 National Park, 1 Recreation Area, 1 major holiday, 1,180 miles currently $350 under our budget of $250/day. This has been a shakedown week, a meltdown week and a decompression week all rolled into one. Shakedown ~ some of our gear worked just as intended, some of it didn’t….and Marla’s…
-
Get Out the Map
Day 1 – 3: Flaming Gorge, Utah The Indigo Girls’ “Get Out the Map” was the first song to play on the 7.5 hour custom curated playlist from one of our best friends. Finessa is very specific about her playlists: the songs are thoughtfully aggregated and ordered to convey specific emotions or a story line. …