Death Valley Stargazing is awe-inspiring. The valley is a National Park which has been designated by the International Dark-Sky Association as the largest Dark Sky Park in the US. Light pollution is almost non-existent and skies are mostly clear. International Acclaim There are also both ever-shifting sand dunes which create endless … [Read more...]
Hetch Hetchy: Yosemite’s Other Valley
Was Hetch Hetchy Valley as stunning as Yosemite? John Muir thought so. Some say Muir died of a broken heart when he heard his beloved Hetch Hetchy valley would be flooded to provide water and electricity for the San Francisco Bay Area. Hetch Hetchy in Spring Muir, founder of the Sierra Club who is known as Father of the National Parks has … [Read more...]
Yosemite: A Winter Postcard
It was late afternoon when I reached Yosemite. There was a brief stunning view from Highway 120 as the sun disappeared behind ominous storm clouds. Then the skies rapidly darkened. Walls of plowed snow lined the slippery road. Chains were mandatory but the road cleared as I dropped from 6,000 ft to the valley floor and passed Gates of the … [Read more...]
Monument Valley: A Wrong Turn and a New World
Monument Valley was not on the schedule. It was the day before Thanksgiving and we were headed south towards the Arizona border. When the GPS died we took a wrong turn and found ourselves on a two-lane highway in a valley from another world. A place where towering russet sandstone buttes silently stood sentinel. An early … [Read more...]
