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October 1, 2026 On our second day at Bryce Canyon, we rented E-bikes and rode through the forest to The Lodge at Bryce Canyon, the only lodging in the park itself. It is a beautiful old lodge surrounded by historic cabins made of stone. The small scrubby tree next to Lauren in the next photoContinue reading “Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA”

September 30, 2026 Bryce Canyon National Park is perhaps the most beautiful and distinct place that we have visited during our travels. Despite, its name, it is not actually a canyon but more a series of enormous natural amphitheaters. What makes it truly spectacular are the hoodoos, tall narrow fantastically shaped pillars of orange, pink,Continue reading “Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA”

September 29-30, 2026 Zion gets its name from the Mormon pioneers who moved into the area in the 1850s and 1860s, being a biblical term referring to a place of refuge or a sanctuary. They were not, however, its first inhabitants. Indigenous peoples, ancestors of today’s Southern Paiute communities, have lived there for thousands ofContinue reading “Zion National Park, Utah, USA”

September 27, 2026 Boulder City is less a city than a sleepy little town. Its sole reason for existence was the need to house workers building the nearby Hoover Dam. It was jointly built in 1931 by the Federal Government and the companies that had contracted to build the dam. It was designed to houseContinue reading “Boulder City, Nevada, USA”

September 27, 2026 The Hoover Dam was built between 1931 and 1936. It remains one of the world’s great engineering feats. Such a large concrete structure had never been built before and some of the techniques used were unproven. Nevertheless, the dam was completed two years ahead of schedule. It was not without cost, however,Continue reading “Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, Arizona and Nevada, USA”

September 23, 2026 San Pedro is a neighborhood sitting next to The Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach. From its earliest days the neighborhood attracted a widely diverse community. It is home to the largest Italian-American community in Southern California and is also considered the heart of the Croatian and Norwegian communities in LosContinue reading “San Pedro, California, US”

September 15, 2026 Redondo Beach (redondo is Spanish for round) is a coastal city in Los Angeles County. Although the different cities in LA are nominally distinct, they are really just neighborhoods of the massive sprawling megalopolis. You can’t distinguish when you leave one and enter another. We walked along Redondo Beach and through theContinue reading “Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA”

September 8, 2026 Newport Beach, just south of Huntington Beach, extends along the Balboa peninsula which is named for the Spanish explorer, Vasco Nunez de Balboa and not the fictional Philadelphia boxer, Rocky Balboa. The California coastline has been battered recently with some heavy surf and we were hoping to see some surfing at TheContinue reading “Newport Beach, California, USA”

August 7-8, 2026 Kaua’i is famous for its long golden beaches sitting and dramatic green hills. But the most beautiful of all the beaches we came across was this secluded cove just a fifteen minute walk down the hill from our AirBnB. We thought that seals were cold water animals but they apparently like aContinue reading “Kaua’i, Hawaii, USA”

August 6, 2026 It is just a short flight from O’ahu to Kaua’i but the two islands are quite different. Kaua’i is much less developed and is more mountainous and more lush. We started our exploration of the island by driving up to Waimea Canyon, which is sometimes known as the “Grand Canyon of theContinue reading “Kaua’i, Hawaii, USA”