Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
Rental car snafus blew apart my original plan but that’s okay – it pushed me to some places I probably wouldn’t have visited otherwise. First stop was Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, Arizona. This site was the first prehistoric and cultural reserve established in the United States and a sacred place to the … Read more
Winter of 2019 I had vacation time to burn and nothing in particular to do. Decided to book last minute flights to Arizona and check out the sights and hopefully warm sun of the southwestern deserts. This post isn’t anything exciting (mostly just here so I can drop a pin on my super-cool hobo map … Read more
Heading out from Interstate State Park today heading eastbound (I had to book my trip this way due to uncertainty from the heavy rains & flooding along the Mississippi). Today would be spent mostly on the highway with 5 hours of driving. First stop to break up the day was Little Falls in Winter, Wisconsin. … Read more
Back at Texas Springs campground for one more night. Tomorrow I had planned to check out a backcountry campsite but as usual plans change (more on that later). Tent held up well until around midnight when the winds kicked up an started gusting to 40mph. I was only able to pound 6 stakes and my … Read more
Awoke before sunrise ready to stretch my legs a bit. The park newspaper gave suggestions for ideal sunrise viewing and I chose Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. Left the campground and started my drive. Mountains encapsulate the area in all directions like a bowl. Besides one couple, I was the only other early bird here. You can … Read more
After leaving Artists Drive I didn’t have much daylight left but it still felt too early to call it a day. What to do next? A quick read of the park’s newspaper pointed me to Zabriskie Point which they claim is the best place to watch both sunrise & sunset in all of Death Valley. … Read more
Generally when I take these last-minute trips where I’ve done little to no planning, my first destination is always something “easy” to get things started. Today that location was Artists Drive which is located only about 10 miles south from the campground. (Important: Don’t forget to click the photos for a full-size image!) Located in … Read more
Caught a Wolves/Admirals game at the Allstate Arena in Chicago that our manager at work put together (thanks Paul!). Great seats right on the glass behind the Wolves bench. Wolves won in OT but beer was relatively cheap I think. See the game recap here. Lat = 42.0050850 , Long = -87.8875351 — Show at … Read more