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Today was one of the longest and most full-on days of my life!  I got up at 4am BST, having hardly slept due to a) extreme heat and stuffiness in the room, b) noisy neighbours, but mostly c) exci..

Dixie Palm Motel The Dixie Palms motel in St George is where I spent last night.  It is a comfortable sort of place, with only a couple of dozen rooms.  But the big boon is it has a fridge, ..

Well I have arrived at my cabin at the Grand Canyon Lodge (North Rim).  I had a great trip to Zion National Park (Utah) on the way here, and took some wonderful photos that I would love to post r..

After getting up early for the sun rise, I decided I had time to go out of my way and drive to Cape Royal, 20 miles out of the way on mountain roads.  It was recommended in the guidebook as havin..

I took the free shuttle service into Bryce Canyon National Park, expecting us to have to stop and show our passes, like on the shuttle into Zion.  That way I would have got a park newspaper, whic..

Today was a simpler day—a shorter drive, followed by a guided tour of the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park.  The area was settled by Native Americans between AD 600 and 1250 (as an asi..

I love these signs! Having gone to Missoula a day early, I decided to come to Glacier a day early as well, to give myself more opportunity to explore it.  I checked the website beforehand, and th..

Before I carry on with today’s activities, I forgot a couple of very important photos from dropping the car off yesterday.. I realised I didn’t have any pictures of me actually in the car, and I remem..

Today was my first hike in Washington, up the Chirico Trail to Poo Poo Point.  It is just round the corner from Annie’s house, and just under five miles.  I confess I was expecting it to be ..

Who knew New York was in the Pacific Northwest? Yesterday was a very long day.. but a good one.  We didn’t get back until 2am, hence the lack of a blog post until now..! In the morning Steve &..