Devils Tower

Hi.

We visited Devils Tower in northeast Wyoming this morning and took a 1.5 mile hike around its base.  What an impressive geological formation.   More simply...wow!   It rises 867 feet from its base and it is about the size of a football field on top.   The vertical rock columns are simply amazing to gaze at from afar, but especially up-close.

We are now in South Dakota and will visit Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, the Black Hills, and probably more...there is a LOT to see in this area.

Bye for now,
Don & Sandi  

Flaming Gorge National Rec Area

Hi.

We made it to the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area today, a site we had wanted to visit for years, but it was always too far out of the way.  Yeah!   It was a tough drive...one road sign said, "Next 4 Miles -  10 switchbacks and 5% to 8% upward grade".   That was a rather slow drive for us!

The Flaming Gorge Red Canyon overlook provided an awesome view of the Green River flowing through the red, brown, and green-colored canyon walls (cliffs)...a few photos are attached.   We are glad we made the "out-of-the-way" drive.   We are now in Wyoming enroute to South Dakota.

Later!
Don & Sandi

Dinosaurs?

Hi All,

We are in Vernal, Utah (upper-right corner of Utah) and today we visited the National Dinosaur Monument.  Unfortunately, the "quarry building" is currently undergoing a renovation (since 2006) and will reopen in Fall, 2011.  I guess we'll have to come back.   See the photo at the right to see the closest thing to dinosaurs that we came across in our travels today.  We ventured into the Colorado section of "Dinosaurland" and took a somewhat strenuous 2-mile roundtrip hike (at an elevation of 7,500 feet) to a beautiful viewpoint called "Harper's Corner"....spectacular scenery.  We were a bit winded when we finally made it back to the car...but the hike was well worth the effort.   And all that exercise allowed us to eat dessert this evening!

Take care.
Don & Sandi