Desert Reflections

Flaming Gorge is gorgeous! John Wesley Powell thought so, too.  He named it in 1869. The Gorge is on the Green River, straddle...

This cheerful specimen, a female that just had her eyebrows done at the salon,  greeted us as we entered Vernal, UT.  It's a pinko...

On Thursday evenings, 5:30 to 8:30, there's a farmer's market in downtown Grand Junction.  We've been in the area nearly 2 weeks...

The Monument is just a few miles west of Grand Junction.  It was carved out by the Colorado River, which is in my view, the best darn carve...

We intended to tour this area 2 years ago but chickened out because the pickup was acting up, going spastic at high altitudes.  That problem...

Last Saturday, we did the Royal Gorge Train ride which starts in Canon City, CO.  It's a short ride distance-wise but the train goes de...

Above and below, Eleven Mile State Park (CO) borders Eleven Mile Lake, a man-made lake on the South Platte River.  We camped here 3 n...