Travel experiences, memories and stories about exploring this great planet of ours

Mesa Arch Mesa Arch Mesa Arch TrailRound trip hike: 30 minutes; 1/2 mile loop (0.8 km)This short relatively easy trail leads to Mesa Arch, one of the most scenic and accessible stone arches in the Island of the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park. Mesa Arch is perched high on the canyon rim atop a [...]

Monitor and Merrimac Buttes Monitor and Merrimac Buttes * Canyonlands National ParkVery prominent landforms within Canyonlands National Park that tower over 600 feet above the Navajo sandstone base. These buttes were named after the civil war ironclad battleships of the same name that they deeply resemble. The Merrimac (left) was the Confederate ship called “the [...]

Ben Lettery Youth Hostel (Hostelling International Connemara Hostel* http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Ben-Lettery-Youth-Hostel-Hostelling-International/Connemara/4750 * 085 2713588 * 01 8305808 * Clifden, Ireland * Right in the heart of Connemara, sitting all by its lonesome at the base of Ben Lettery, is the Hostelling International Ben Lettery Youth Hostel. Its a great place to stay for some peace, quiet, solitude, [...]

Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge:Ballintoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland One of the attractions along Northern Ireland’s Coastal Causeway that is part of the Giant’s Causeway highlights of the area, is a pedestrian suspension rope bridge that connects the mainland to the tiny Carrick island (rock) off the coast. It can’t be seen from the parking lot, and [...]

The Giant’s Causeway: near Bushmills, Northern IrelandTied into the legendary faerie lore with being created by Finn Mac Cool as a causeway to walk between Ireland and Scotland, the area is rich in myths and legends. A World Heritage site (UNESCO 1986), operated by the National Trust, the Giant’s Causeway consists of over 40,000 interlocking [...]

Fort Carson Recreation Center * http://www.mwrfortcarson.com/recreation-and-sports.php * Equipment Checkout Center * Building 2429, Specker Avenue * Fort Carson, Colorado * 80913 * Phone: 526-1993 * Fax: 524-3211 * Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Friday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Closed on Sunday, Monday, and all federal holidays. * A great and affordable service center for [...]

The Rugged San Juans* Near Gunnison, Colorado * One of Colorado’s most panoramic features, is the rugged mountain chain in southwestern Colorado that is an integral part of the Rockies known as the San Juan mountains. They consist of very steep, highly mineralized stone composition slopes and are the heart of what is known as [...]

Blue Mesa Lake and Reservoir* Near Gunnison, Colorado * Right in the heart of the Rugged San Juan’s mountain lies Colorado’s largest body of water and the United States’ largest lake trout and Kokanee salmon fishery. Right along scenic Blue Mesa and U.S. 50 at an elevation of 7,519 feet is a 41,972 acre / [...]

Cimarron Canyon State ParkCimarron, New Mexico * http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/prd/CimarronCanyon.htm * A beautiful canyon that is bisected by historic Highway 64 extending from Cimarron to Taos. The State Park is located three miles east of Eagle Nest, New Mexico. The park resides in the Colin Neblett Wildlife Area. The Canyon is a very popular location for trout [...]