Petrified Forest

I have been to the end of the earth. I have been to the end of the waters. I have…

Rocky Mountain

The day cold and fair with a high easterly wind: we were visited by two Indians who gave us an…

Mesa Verde

Ancient builders of the rock, Do you leave your stones to mock? Anasazi, could it be – Your silent ruins … a…

Great Sand Dunes

I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most…

Canyonlands

It was pitch black when I descended from Devils Garden Campground to Route 191. Rock formations, transformed over millions of…

Arches

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It’s chicken and…

Capitol Reef

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and…

Bryce Canyon

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be…