August the Month of Reflection.

August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 / Rich / 2 Comments

August 2015 was the month we started traveling full time. Since than we’ve been across the United States from coast to coast. What a beautiful Country we live in. This time of year we reflect on where we’ve been, what we’ve learned and what we’re going to do next. We’ll be back to our winter home October 1st, then off to Southern California to visit Mom and from there we’ll head to Northern California to visit our kids. When we come off the road we always look foreword to spending time with family and friends.

We still have a few things to do in Southern Utah like hiking to Calf Creek Falls a 6 mile round trip hike to a waterfall and swimming hole. Hiking the narrows at Zion National Park and taking an ATV trip to Cascade Falls and the ice cave near Duck Creek Utah. Below are some photos from our first 3 years of full-time RVing.

Canoeing Lake of the Woods OR

Grand Canyon AZ

Hoover Dam NV

3 Gossips Arches N.P. UT

Beaver Den Grand Mesa CO

Grand Teton WY

Yellowstone N.P. WY

Yellowstone N.P. WY

Glacier N.P. MT

Glacier N.P. MT

Glacier N.P. MT

Niagara Falls NY

Niagara Falls NY

Niagara Falls

Vermont

Vermont

Maine

Maine

Maine

West Virgina

Tennessee

Bryce Canyon N.P

Bryce Canyon N.P.

Hiking Red Canyon Utah in the Dixie National Forest.

Willis Creek

Hiking Red Canyon Utah.

August 11, 2018 / Rich / 2 Comments

Red Canyon is the beginning of The All American Road Scenic Highway 12 from the West. I remember the first time I saw the canyon it was breath taking it made me grab my camera and stop in every turn out to shoot this magical landscape that erosion made.

Last week we had a pretty heavy rain storm that cause flash flooding in Red Canyon. The rain washed away part of the bike trail and also closed the road in the canyon for a couple of hours. On our hike a lot of the trails were washed out which made it hard to know where we were going. The gift we were given is seeing the beginning of the landscape hikers will see in the future. The rain had washed away the loose shale and soil and cleared the way for snow and freezing weather to work its magic on the landscape.

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IdealPhotoArt.com Update

August 6, 2018September 7, 2018 / Rich / Leave a comment

With the logo done we’ve been focused on the layout and theme of the website . This a huge learning curve, but we are very happy to be working with Zenfolio.com which is who we went with for our platform. Their customer service is excellent for beginners like us. Also we’re busy uploading about 10,000 photos into our library for you to use to create your Photo Art.

IdealPhotoArt.com is a fun and easy way to create Photo Art & Gifts from our Travel, Landscape, Wildlife and Nature photos. We have an awesome selection of product for you to create your travel memory, Framed Art, Phone Cases, Canvas Art and more.

We are hoping to do a Grand Opening around the end August 2018 in which we will offer discount coupons to followers of this blog and people who provide feedback via email.

Scenic Byway 12 The All-American Highway.

August 6, 2018 / Rich / 2 Comments

The All-American highway runs about 130 miles between Highway 24 near Torrey Utah and Highway 89 near Panguitch Utah. With all the wildfires in the west the valleys and skies were pretty smokey which doesn’t make for great photography but you can get the idea. Starting from the North we traveled through The Henry Mountains and Grand-Staircase Escalante.

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Update on IdealPhotoArt.com

July 15, 2018 / Rich / Leave a comment

The website is moving along very nicely. We have a platform, the Logo is being made. We are hopeful that we can launch our website August 1, 2018.

We have partnered with the best photo labs so we can provide high quality Photo Art and Gifts with the the best customer service. We are excited about the about the products we can offer. The best part they come with 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Thank you to all who follow this blog.

We need your help.

July 9, 2018 / Rich / Leave a comment

Soon we’ll launch our new website IdealPhotoArt.com. We’re currently looking for a platform that can deliver the products your looking for to remember your travels.

We want to help people remember those special places they have visited.

All comments would be appreciated.

What type of product do you look for? ( postcards, calendars, coffee mugs, framed art, etc.)

What price point is in your budget for travel mementos?

Is having mementos shipped to you instead of carrying them back on airlines or other transportation attractive?

Would you use a personalized service that went to places of your choice took photos, created mementos or framed art and shipped them to you?

Would you like to have a personal photographer document you action vacation or holiday?

Thank you for your comments.

Hiking Peekaboo Part 2

July 2, 2018 / Rich / 2 Comments

At about the 3 mile mark we stop for lunch and discussed our exit strategy. We decided that we would skip the other half of Peekaboo loop and head over to Wall Street and exit there. Some say Wall Street is as close as you can get to a slot canyon in Bryce Canyon National Park.

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Hiking Peekaboo Part 1

June 26, 2018 / Rich / Leave a comment

When Darla mentioned a couple of months ago that she would like to hike the Peekaboo loop I took a look at the map and read the trail description and with all the sincerity I could muster, I said the words that usually make my life easier “yes dear I’d love too.” In the back of my mind I couldn’t help but think about the 5.5 mile loop with an elevation change of 1571 feet and multiple elevation changes. Can I do this? Should I do this? Why did I say I would this? To say I was apprehensive is an understatement. For the next couple weeks I would talk to people that had completed the hike and I found little comfort in their stories of the hike. They all agree it’s a beautiful hike and that the reward is worth the effort.

The day has arrived it’s time to confront my fears, calm my mind and enjoy the beauty that is Peekaboo. As we approach the trail head we were warned that emergency crews were working to remove an injured hiker with a broken ankle from the Peekaboo trail.