Last hiking photos

These are also from Grand Staircase - Escalante NM.  We have lots of great photos we were not able to post.  Let us know if you're interested in seeing them.

We're Back!

Sure was getting a little cold in UT.  Glad to be back in our sunny and warm home.  Since our start on July 17, Paul walked 1003 miles and I walked 860.  It was a fabulous way to spend the summer and we saw so many beautiful things.  The blog will be quiet for the next couple months and we look forward to catching up with all of you in person.  We will start postings again when we leave for Asia in mid-Jan. 

Leaf Peeping

This part of the trip brought out the buried leaf peeper in me.  These pics will not impress the mid-western readers, but may interest the Phoenicians.

Grand Staircase Escalante NM

We're so pleased that this land was preserved for all as one of our newest national monuments.  Some of the most gorgeous landscapes we've seen. 

8.7 miles to go.

It is really really cold here in southern utah at night.  We have been hustling to finish up this past week at grand staircase escalante national monument.  Tomorrow we could hit 1000 miles and get back to phoenix.  We will see.  Southern utah has some of the most beautiful land in the country.  They manage gsenm as a fossil preservation park.  This means that getting hike information is a pain.  I can't believe that they disappoint so many with that literal implementation of their preservation mandate.  Still, if you push thru the hype you can find some spectacular miles .  Looking forward to hitting the trail tomorrow.

Paul