We waved goodbye to the beautiful mountain vistas in Salt Lake City on Easter morning, heading East to Colorado via Wyoming. The drive went smoothly given the holiday non-traffic and Gabi’s awesome “Under a Utah Sky” mix CD. We passed Park City, and were entertained by more cool rock formations, wind mills and big skies [...]
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Colorful Colorado
Posted in Climbing, Road Trip to NOLA, tagged Berthoud, Boulder, Celestial Seasonings, Climbing, Colorado, Cub Lake, Denver, elk, food, Greeley, Henry's, Loveland, Road Trip to NOLA, Rocky Mountain National Park, Wamsutter, windmills, Wyoming on April 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Salt Lake City & Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
Posted in Road Trip to NOLA, tagged Alta, little cottonwood canyon, skiing, Utah on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We arrived into Salt Lake City in time for dinner with Gabi. It was great to catch up with her over a delicious dinner at the artsy, witty and environmentally conscience Squatters Brewery, which pleased us all. [See our posting on http://thefreshdish.wordpress.com for photos and more on Squatters]. On Friday we biked downtown to get [...]
Navajo Nation Indian Reservaion, AZ & Moab, UT
Posted in Road Trip to NOLA, tagged Arizona, Bluff, Kayenta, Mexican Hat, Moab, Monument Valley, Navajo, Road Trip to NOLA, Salina, Twin Rocks, Utah on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We headed North-East from Sedona, passing through the amazing Navajo Nation Indian Reservation on routes 89, 160 and 163. The unique landscapes and rock formations did not end through Monument Valley and into the Moab area. Highlights included: sleeping in our tent under a near-full moon at a highway turnoff near Kayenta, Arizona (the wind [...]
Maple Canyon & American Fork Canyon, Utah
Posted in Climbing, Road Trip to NOLA, tagged American Fork, Climbing, conglomerate, Maple Canyon, Road Trip to NOLA, sport climbing, Utah on April 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Arriving in Moroni, the town closest to Maple Canyon, we found the weather to be less than pleasant for climbing. When it started hailing, we decided that these conditions coupled with our less than ideal night’s rest the night before (on the side of the road on Navajo Reservation land with an intense wind storm!) [...]
Oak Creek Canyon & Wilson Mountain, AZ
Posted in Climbing, Road Trip to NOLA, tagged Arizona, basalt, Burnt Buns, Climbing, Coconino Forest, Duck Soup, Oak Creek Canyon, Oak Creek Overlook, Oak Creek Vista, Road Trip to NOLA, Sedona, trad, trad climbing on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Oak Creek Canyon lies just north of Sedona on Arizona 89A south of Flagstaff in the Coconino National Forest. There is a vista overlook that is very popular among passing through tourists. Its the type of place that you stop at for 15 minutes, take a look over the edge, get back into your car, [...]
Scottsdale, AZ (Desert Mountain)
Posted in Bicycles, Road Trip to NOLA, tagged Arizona, Bicycles, cycling, Desert Mountain, New Mexico, Road Trip to NOLA, Scottsdale, Senor Coronando, Texas Canyon, wild west, Willcox on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We pushed through the rest of New Mexico and into Arizona, stopping at a nice tourist center in Willcox (we have been making a habit of this, Syrah likes the free maps, literature, etc). We got a super cool CD to listen to that guided us from Wilcox down I-10 for about an hour or [...]
New Mexico
Posted in food, Road Trip to NOLA, tagged Anna's Taqueria, Burritos, Don Juan Burrito, food, ghost town, Horchata, Lordsburg, Mexican food, New Mexico, Road Trip to NOLA, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Mining Company on April 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
We exited route 10 to tour a ghost town touted to be one of the best just 2 miles south of Lordsburg, New Mexico. The town sounded cool to us because it changed its name from Mexican Springs to Pyramid Station to Grant to Ralston City and finally Shakespeare after the Shakespeare Mining Company. Unfortunately [...]
El Paso, TX
Posted in Road Trip to NOLA, tagged border, border patrol, El Paso, Juarez, patrol, Road Trip to NOLA, Texas on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We got really darn close to Mexico in El Paso, Texas. This is a HUGE city and it spreads out in all directions, but is separated by a river and big fences with barbed wire and spotlights shining on the Mexico side. El Paso felt like an American city with the usual big box stores, [...]
Enchanted Rock
Posted in Climbing, Road Trip to NOLA, tagged batholith, camping, Climbing, dome, Enchanted Rock, fees, granite, little rock, Road Trip to NOLA, smorgasbord, Texas, thunder storm, turkey peak, wind on April 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We made our way from Austin on the smooth Texas highways into cactus country. At times signs along the road made it feel like a video game- some warning of “cattle guard” bumps, others making drivers aware of “roaring flood waters.” New Orleans could take a hint and post signs like “Warning: city may flood” [...]
Austin, TX
Posted in Road Trip to NOLA, tagged Austin, bluebonnet, eco-friendly, frisbee golf, Kolache, solar panels, Texas, Whole Foods on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Texas Bluebonnet season is starting in “Prairies & Lakes” land; we shot just a few pictures of the many fields of the blue beauties we were lucky enough to see on our way into the city. We also passed many Mexican restaurants and Kolache shops upon our arrival into funky cool Austin. After we saw [...]
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