The sun was high and hot in the sky, glistening off the salt flats in western Utah. It was not yet midday and I was already baking, hiding wherever I could find a strip of shade. There wasn’t much to be had, though, at the starting line for the World of Speed races, so I […]
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Racing at Utah’s Miller Motorsports Park
I stood nervously by the side of the track watching the drivers zip by, managing the tight curves I knew I didn’t have the skill to handle. I wasn’t worried about crashing, I knew I could keep the car on the course, I just didn’t want to make a total fool of myself amongst what […]
Touring the New Dinosaur National Monument Visitor Center
Stradling the border between Colorado and Utah, Dinosaur National Monument sits on the far western – or eastern, depending on your perspective – side of the state. It is for this reason that I had not traveled there – the drive from Denver was just too long. But this past week I finally made the […]
My Favorite National Parks of the West
It is no secret that I love the national parks of the United States. I make it a point to go to as many as I can each year, driving to most thanks to my parallel love of road trips. And after seeing so many impressive places through the years, I figured it was high […]
Hiking in Zion
More than anything else I found myself saying “another time” as this trip through the Colorado Plateau was more of a highlight tour than a real get to know you trip. In all these places I stopped thus far I really spent no more than four hours in any one park. I wanted to spend […]
Driving the Rim of Bryce Canyon
I was ready to kick back and relax after a long day of driving to Bryce Canyon National Park. Sure, it was a beautiful drive and I had an absolute blast doing it, but I was looking forward to a relaxing night at the hotel reading a book or watching a movie as I looked […]
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