Dave & Meredith's Travel Blog

We had a blast at Lake Powell – we’ll definitely come back here!  Here are a few pictures from our time in the area (other than previously posted pics of Slot Canyons and Coyote Buttes): Lake Powell and Me The full moon over the canyon near our campground The Colorado River at an old ferry […]

While we were in Page, we went to Upper and Lower Antelope Canyons, two separate canyons created by the Antelope River (it only runs sometimes; the rest of the time it’s bone dry).  First, I’d like to say that if you ever have an opportunity to go to a slot canyon, take it!  You need […]

In Meredith’s last post, she mentioned how I got lucky and obtained a permit to hike in Coyote Buttes North to go see The Wave. I guess I didn’t realize how lucky I was until I spoke with a few people who had been turned down. There was the guy who walked into the BLM […]

There’s a place on the Utah/Arizona border called Coyote Buttes that is a natural wonder and a very productive spot for photographers.  The site is protected and managed by the Bureau of Land Management.  They allow just 20 visitors per day.  Half the visitors reserve their spot months in advance online, and the other half […]

We’re camping again!  This is the view from our tent at the campground at Lake Powell in Arizona near the Utah border: It’s beautiful here – there is so much to do!  We were only going to stay for three nights, but we extended to four nights because this place is like a playground. – […]

We have recovered from the bad attitude we adopted while in Monument Valley, and have decided that we shouldn’t have taken our frustration out on our tent.  In fact, we *need* that tent for the rest of the trip, so, we hope the tent accepts our apologies. – Dave and Meredith PS – we couldn’t […]

Here are a few pics from our time at the Grand Canyon: Sunset at Desert View Sunrise at Mather Point Dave and Meredith at Mather Point (It’s COLD at Sunrise!) That wraps it up for the Grand Canyon.  I’m feeling much better and we are off to Lake Powell.  Our itinerary page has been updated […]

While Meredith languished in the motel room (writhing in agony from what I’m told), I headed over to the corral behind the Bright Angel Lodge to meet up for my mule ride. There are two types of mule rides into the Grand Canyon that one can sign up for. One is an overnighter where you […]

Dave’s on a mule ride in the Grand Canyon today.  I was supposed to be with him, but I had a nasty reaction to all the dust over the last couple days, and now I am pretty sick. Turns out we’ll be staying at the Best Western for our whole stay in the Grand Canyon […]

We decided to stay in a hotel for 1 night so we can take monster-long showers. Ahhh! Here is the view from the window at the Best Western near the Grand Canyon’s South Rim: What is that thing in the distance?  It’s a giant chicken standing in front of an American flag: Don’t ask me, […]