Far Western Texas is home to two parks that share the name Big Bend. The more famous is the Big Bend National Park, but this hike is in Big Bend Ranch State Park. This land is part of the Chihuahuan Desert. It is dry and unforgiving. It is astounding to…
Sandia Crest 2025
A few years ago I came on a family trip to Albuquerque. I had only just enough time to gaze at the Sandia Mountains and wonder what it would be like to hike up there. So when Joern listed a thorough backpacking hike of the Sandia crest, I knew I…
Tonto East & the Escalante, Grand Canyon 2023
Tonto East was the only part of the Tonto Trail which I hadn’t previously hiked, so when Joern proposed this trip I didn’t hesitate. Previously, I had hiked all of the other sections of the Tonto Trail: the Beamer Trail section (far east to the confluence of the Little Colorado),…
Buckskin Gulch and Paria Canyon
Starting from the trailhead, one might wonder where the slot canyon is. At this point Buckskin Gulch is just a wide open valley with cows grazing and low hills in the background. But soon enough the walls steepen up and the canyon begins to take shape. Click on the images…
Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona
Houses in the Tucson area are built right up to the park boundary, but still, it feels quite remote when visiting. Despite it being a desert, the vegetation is quite tall which blocks the view of the city, for the most part. Of course the most remarkable feature is the…
Royal Arch Loop, Grand Canyon National Park
The Royal Arch Loop is perhaps the most technical section of the Tonto Trail accessible from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. It is also the only part that is done in a loop, starting and finishing at the same trailhead. Access is via 25 mile dirt/jeep road –…
Arches National Park, Sept. 18
A second visit to Arches NP this year. Some of the images i.e. Delicate Arch and Turret Arch are retake, but I think the new images are much better than the one from April.
Monument Valley
My sister Erella and her friend Shimon are visiting from Israel and we are taking them on a tour of a few interesting points in Western US. Our first stop is Monument Valley where Cesca booked us on a couple of photography tours with the best guide of the reservation.…
Canyonlands
I am on my way home, finally. It was a successful trip for me. Here are the last images from Canyonlands NP.
Arches National Park, Apr 2018
I found a site at Goose Island Campground right by the Colorado River near Moab. It is just a couple of miles drive to the entrance to Arches. Broken Arch is not really broken, just that they say that it looks broken from a certain angle. I couldn’t see it.…