After BlogWorld in Las Vegas last week I stayed another day in town and did a side trip to Death Valley which I am told is the largest of the national parks in the lower 48 states. I did not have a chance to see all of the park for that reason but I was [...]

What looks like a slot canyon here is really the Navajo trail in Bryce National Park which wanders through the hoodoos (or spires of rock) that are Bryce’s most striking feature. The bad news with hiking in Bryce is that the lodge and main visitor road is at the highest point in the park [...]

If you have seen a photo of the slot canyons in Arizona you have probably seen a picture of Antelope Canyon. If you have listened to the Amateur Traveler podcast for any length of time you have also heard me talk about Antelope Canyon. If you have a camera and like to take pictures than [...]