Archive for January, 2010

Winter Vs. Summer

So…cold…Winter’s got me longing to be back in Utah and Arizona in the summertime.  As long as I’m daydreaming, here is my perfect summer day:

The sun wakes me up in my tent, cottage cheese pancakes for breakfast, the sun is blazing hot, and I’m getting nice and toasty while taking pictures at Horseshoe bend.  After a short hike, I plunge in [...]

Join our new Facebook page at American Rambler

We are jump starting our new facebook page. Giving away cash too!  Join at http://tinyurl.com/yj2ta7m

Get 7 of your friends to join and enter into a drawing to win $100
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Good from Jan 5-25, 2010. This cash is just sitting here looking at [...]

Bryce Canyon’s cultural and geological history: What are hoodoos?

Ok, if you don’t know what it looks like, google Bryce Canyon images and take a look.  What you see is hoodoos.  The Pauite Indians explain that the rock formations were Legend People who were bad, so Coyote turned them into stone.  A reasonable explanation, since the hoodoos do look like groups of people standing around.  Tons of faces can also be seen [...]