We had an active travel itinerary to start the winter season. Just after Thanksgiving we drove to California and spent a few days on Coronado Island. From there we flew to Hawaii for a week on the Big Island and a week on Maui.
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Fall 2022 Capitol Reef
Another fantastic visit to Capitol Reef National Park. The weather was perfect and summer monsoon rains had filled the back country potholes. Excellent conditions for back packing!
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After a four year absence, the summer monsoon pattern finally returned to Southwest Colorado. The wildflowers and mushrooms responded enthusiastically to the daily rains and were out in force.
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We enjoyed another fine session of desert hiking and exploration this April. Our trip was comprised of a week in Capitol Reef, a day and night at Natural Bridges and a four day back pack followed by someday hiking in the Cedar Mesa/Grand Gulch/Bears Ears area.
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We spent a couple of days camping and hiking in Arches National Park at the end of November 2021. Karen had never been to Arches and it had been 20 + years since my last visit.
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