http://richardbarron.net/traveller somewhere along the road Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:46:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cyclone Canyon viewed from the Confluence Overlook Trail, Canyonlands Day 1... •Up before dawn in Monticello, Utah, after driving 15 hours the day before. •After shooting a couple of sunrise images along U. S. 191 south of Moab, my first venue was the Klondike Bluffs at Arches National Park. It was an excellent ... http://richardbarron.net/traveller/2008/11/12/the-quietest-moments-october-2008/ Hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park Day 1... •Due to a broken heater hose, I spent an extra day in Moriarty, New Mexico, waiting for a part to come from Albuquerque. By the end of that day, I was in Page, Arizona late for the night. Day 2... •First thing in the morning, I ... http://richardbarron.net/traveller/2008/10/28/the-plateau-of-mirror-july-2008/ Canyonlands National Park, Utah Day 1... •I spent the day on the road. I stopped and shot lots of fun stuff, but I didn't do any hiking, since my plan was to drive straight through to Blanding, Utah, which took about 15 hours. Abandoned gazebo, western Oklahoma Day 2... •Monday morning I left Blanding ... http://richardbarron.net/traveller/2008/06/10/the-next-cairn-november-2007/ Stop sign along the road, October 2007 Day 1... •Tonight we are on the road. We loaded the car with me, Abby, Mitchell, the Chihuahuas Max and Sierra, and all our stuff, and headed west. It was a fairly routine drive, with a couple of thunderstorms on our route, and a wildly ... http://richardbarron.net/traveller/2008/06/09/the-power-of-three-october-2007/ For our second father-son vacation together, Mitchell and I picked Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado, which we wanted to visit last year, but only stayed a few minutes because of rain and driving winds. Mitchell on the road, posing with a U-Haul depicting the Mitchell Corn Palace, which ... http://richardbarron.net/traveller/2008/06/09/sand-in-our-hair-july-2007/ David Martin and I had been looking at the Big Bend National Park area of southwest Texas for a long time, and finally made ourselves go. The park service cautions that the week of spring break is the most crowded at Big Bend, but our plan was to arrive just ... http://richardbarron.net/traveller/2008/06/08/the-crossing-march-2007/ One key motivation for this trip was to see for myself Rattlesnake Canyon at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, scene of the story of two college students who supposedly got lost there, leading to the death of one of them, in the summer of 1999. Abby and I had both eagerly ... http://richardbarron.net/traveller/2008/06/02/sticks-and-stones-november-2006/ For our second anniversary, Abby and I gathered our dogs, Chihuahuas Sierra and Max, for a trip to Utah. Our driving day, straight through to Monticello, Utah, was about 16 hours, but we had fun, and the dogs did just fine in our laps. By the time we arrived, it ... http://richardbarron.net/traveller/2008/05/30/twelve-legs-october-2006/ This is my first vacation with just our son Mitchell and me. Day 1... •16 hours on the road with Mitchell went well. We miss Abby, but we are happy to be in Monticello, Utah. Abajo Mountains at Sunset Day 2... •Started at the Elephant Hill trail head in Canyonlands National Park, with the intent ... http://richardbarron.net/traveller/2008/05/17/the-point-june-2006/ The Great Gallery Day 1... •Drove to my usual first night stop, Farmington, New Mexico. Generally speaking, this 11-hour drive is beautiful and interesting, but uses divided highways, so it is more of a utility drive. With radio and CDs, plus frequent phone calls to my wife and friends, the time slides ... http://richardbarron.net/traveller/2008/05/04/jornada-del-muerto-march-2006/