May 24 day 23 – Boulder Dam was a “BIG” thing in 1937, as it is today. The physical dam was only completed in 1936. The lake behind the dam was still filling when Earl and Ethel arrived a year…
Day 22 St George UT
May 23 day 22 – There were two photos of St George UT in Earl ad Ethel’s photo album. One was of the LDS Temple and the second was a panorama of a portion the city. We were able to…
Week 3 Zion & The Mystery Photo!
May 22, week 3 – Earl and Ethel had two photos at Zion National Park in their album. One was of the west side of the “short tunnel” and one of what is called the Altar of Sinawava. We originally…
Day 20 Grand Canyon-North Rim
Monday May 21 Day 20 – Grand Canyon is so appropriately named because it is, well, grand in so many ways. Nothing we’ve seen touches it in overall size, beauty, vistas, colors, ruggedness, history, sunrises, sunsets, night-skies, etc. Earl and…
Days 17-19 Bryce Canyon NP
May 18-20, days 17-19 – Friday was a travel day. Driving from Capitol Reef to Bryce NP, we visited the Anasazi Indian Village State Park in Boulder, UT. The archeological site was occupied 1000 to 800 years ago. We drove…
Day 16 Capitol Reef National Park
Thursday May 17, day 16 – Today we toured Capitol Reef National Park. Our 6-day detour east from the route Earl and Ethel likely took through central Utah to Bryce Canyon NP took us to three national parks, one national…
Day 15 Natural Bridges National Monument
May 16, day 15 – We went to Natural Bridges National Monument for the bridges but fell in love with the night sky! In 2007, the International Dark-Sky Association named Natural Bridges NP as the first Dark-Sky Park. This designation…
Day 14 Canyonlands National Park
May 15, day 14– Still on our side trip from the main route, we traveled to Canyonlands National Park. While only about 30 miles away from Arches NP its scenery is a world of difference. Where Arches is fluid, Canyonlands…
Days 12-13 Arches National Park
Earl and Ethel likely took highway 89 from Salt Lake City directly south to Bryce Canyon National Park. We chose to veer east on Highways 50 and 191 to stop at three other national parks in Utah that did not…
Day 11 – Salt Lake City, UT
Day 11 May 12, Salt Lake City, Utah Earl and Ethel took three pictures in Salt Lake City. Two were at the Utah State Capitol and one at the LDS Temple. We took duplicate photos at each location they did. …
Day 10 – Dinosaur National Monument
May 11, day 10 – There was no photo record of Earl and Ethel visiting Dinosaur National Monument, but we did, and took a number of photos too! The park is just off their route and there was certainly enough…
“Campfire talk” Bryce National Park, May 20
We are excited to share that we’ve been invited to present our Sentimental Journey talk at Bryce National Park! The talk will Sunday evening May 20. The opportunity came up when Carl was exchanging emails with the Bryce Park Service…