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  • A shortcut to the Rockies

    A shortcut to the Rockies

    First off, thank you to everyone who has reached out over the last two days. That…

  • Breathless in Utah

    Breathless in Utah

    We have both mentioned in past posts that Utah has left us breathless. The cover photo…

  • Out of the frying pan and into the…fridge

    Out of the frying pan and into the…fridge

    Looking at the weather today in Las Vegas, in addition to the short-range forecasts for there…

  • Goodbye, Springdale

    Goodbye, Springdale

    After four magnificent nights just outside Zion, we bid farewell this morning. But as we were…

  • Cooling off and slowing down

    Cooling off and slowing down

    Today was certainly a better day! Even though I slept a bunch throughout the day yesterday,…

  • It’s the heat that gets ya’

    It’s the heat that gets ya’

    Today we entered our 25th National Park together. Zion. Zion referred to the hill in Jerusalem…

  • Simply the best

    Simply the best

    If you’ve been following us, you thought you’d get a post from Karen today because we…

  • Reconnecting and reconciling

    Reconnecting and reconciling

    There are many times in our journeys, as we are hiking, that I find myself thinking…

  • Utah Twelve

    Utah Twelve

    Rain is something we haven’t had to deal with much on this trip. That was until…

  • Onward and upward

    Onward and upward

    We had to begrudgingly bid farewell to Moab this morning. The entire experience, including our LONG…