Jul 2, 2021 – The Sound of Music

At Isa Lake, in Yellowstone National Park. What makes a divide a divide? Water flows down one side or the other. In the case of the continental divide, water flows into the Pacific Ocean from one side and into the Atlantic Ocean from the other. Located on Craig Pass, Isa Lake straddles the continental divide, … Continue reading Jul 2, 2021 – The Sound of Music →

June 26, 2021 – A Science Lesson Brought to you by Yellowstone National Park

Let's start with this scene, 6 am at the West Yellowstone entrance to the national park. The line was short compared to the 3 miles of vehicles coming in at 1pm as we were leaving. This blog is inspired by our first visit to Yellowstone National Park. But I will warn you now, I am … Continue reading June 26, 2021 – A Science Lesson Brought to you by Yellowstone National Park →

June 10, 2021 – Land of the Sleeping Rainbow

About 18 miles of Utah's state road 24 passes through the northern edge of Capitol Reef National Park. This was our introduction to the park as we had to drive it to get to our campground in Torrey, our home for one week. The Earth is old and wrinkled, and those wrinkles make the Earth … Continue reading June 10, 2021 – Land of the Sleeping Rainbow →

Jul 2, 2020 – Land of Stone and Light

After 200 miles of this view, we arrive at our exit that leads us into the Land of Stone and Light. Driving 200 miles through open space on a straight westerly path void of most anything except cattle herds and Wall Drug billboards hypnotized us. As we passed one cattle field after another, I knew … Continue reading Jul 2, 2020 – Land of Stone and Light →