Monthly Archives: August 2018

Arches National Park

Posted on August 17, 2018 by kenwehner

13 & 14 August 2018 Arches National Park entrance is just outside Moab. Arches is best know for its, well, arches. The naturally occuring sandstone formations are impressive but there is much more to the park. Similar to Monument Valley, … Continue reading →

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Canyonland National Park

Posted on August 16, 2018 by kenwehner

13 August 2018 Canyonlands National Park is located about 30 minutes from Moab in East-Central Utah. It is promoted as one of the “Mighty 5” national parks in Utah which also inlcude Arches, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, and Zion National … Continue reading →

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Salt Lake City, Twin Falls to Moab

Posted on August 15, 2018 by kenwehner

12 August 2018 After altering our plans several times due to forest fires, it was time to leave Idaho and sinc with our orignal plans in Moab, Utah. The drive was not especially noteworthy except for our stop in Salt … Continue reading →

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Twin Falls, Underrated Gem

Posted on August 13, 2018 by kenwehner

10 & 11 August 2018 Twin Falls far exceeded our expectations, it is truely an underrated gem in America’s West. I had never heard of Twin Falls before researching our 2013 trip across America. Even then Twin Falls barely registered … Continue reading →

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Twin Falls, A Tale of Two Cities

Posted on August 13, 2018 by kenwehner

10 & 11 August 2018 Twin Falls is a tale of two cities, what it could have been and what it has become. Snake River Canyon exceeded our expectations as I wrote in my previous post; however I would be … Continue reading →

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Craters of the Moon

Posted on August 12, 2018 by kenwehner

10 August 2018 Craters of the Moon National Monument is located in central Idaho. We stopped on our way from Ketchum to Twin Falls. Craters is a unique landscape of lava rock fields named for their similarity to the moon’s … Continue reading →

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Central Idaho

Posted on August 11, 2018 by kenwehner

9 August 2018 Central Idaho has several well reviewed scenic routes. We spent the day taking Ponderosa Pine Scenic Route from outside Boise to the small rafting town of Stanley and then Sawtooth Scenic Route down to Ketchum. Ketchum is … Continue reading →

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Boise, Idaho

Posted on August 10, 2018 by kenwehner

8 August 2018 Today we drove from Winnemucca in Northern Nevada, through the southeast corner of Oregon, to Boise, Idaho. The drive was pleasant with rolling terrain and small mountain ranges on either side. Northern Nevada was nicer than the … Continue reading →

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Reno, Biggest Little City in the World?

Posted on August 8, 2018 by kenwehner

7 August 2018 With our original plans trashed by the California forest fires, we decided to head northeast and to get ahead of the smoke filled skies. Ony 30 minutes up the road from Carson City is Reno, Nevada. Reno’s … Continue reading →

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California Plans Up in Smoke

Posted on August 8, 2018 by kenwehner

6 August 2018 Starting our road trip home in Sacramento worked out well; however our plans in California did not. Originally we planned to visit Yosemite National Park but unfortunately the Ferguson Forest Fire closed the park. Plan B was … Continue reading →

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