Category Archives: Travel

Travel and world news

A New Nadir

We got on the road early to drive down to the Grand Canyon. The first segment went very well, with a quick drive to Jacob’s Lake, a pleasant coffee and cookie stop, and some wonderful scenery in great broken light … Continue reading

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Travel, USA 2023

To T’North (Rim)

Kanab is probably the best base for a day trip to the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. We’ve had some aspiration to do such a trip since our first visit to the region in 1994, but each time it’s been prevented … Continue reading

Sunday, November 5, 2023 in Travel, USA 2023

White Pocket

Everyone knows The Wave, that curling saddle of twisted colourful layers of rock, and everyone wants to get to The Wave, but access is strictly controlled via a tight lottery, and only a few pull it off. However the Coyote … Continue reading

Friday, November 3, 2023 in Travel, USA 2023

Peekaboo!

On Wednesday morning I had another planned trip, to Peekaboo Slot Canyon near Kanab. This has many similar features to Antelope Canyon, except that if you time it right it’s completely empty, and a photographer can be left entirely to … Continue reading

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 in Travel, USA 2023

Cottonwood Canyon Road

After breakfast we set off for the drive back to Kanab. We shared the first two stages, over the mountain to Boulder and then down the SR12 to Cannonville. These were uneventful, except to note that the aspen trees which … Continue reading

Monday, October 30, 2023 in Travel, USA 2023

Jeepers!

One of the reasons we have not previously explored Capitol Reef is that although it’s an enormous, diverse park, it’s not particularly well served by either self-drive roads or shared transport like a shuttle service. You can drive through the … Continue reading

Friday, October 27, 2023 in Photography, Travel, USA 2023

The Burr Trail and Into Capitol Reef

For the next stage of our trip we had to move on from Escalante to Torrey, at the gateway to Capitol Reef National Park. First leg of the journey was along the dramatic stretch of Scenic Route 12 to Boulder, … Continue reading

Thursday, October 26, 2023 in Travel, USA 2023

Devil’s Garden and Hell’s Backbone

Red Canyon After a good stay at the Thunderbird Lodge we hit the road towards Escalante. The morning’s highlight was Red Canyon, a relatively small area with similar geology to Bryce, but many of the rocks are a bright reddish … Continue reading

Saturday, October 21, 2023 in Travel, USA 2023

Doing Zion Justice

Not only a good night’s sleep but also an excellent breakfast turned out to be included in the $130 per night for the hotel in La Verkin, not quite sure how they pull that off. It does make a difference … Continue reading

Thursday, October 19, 2023 in Travel, USA 2023

Are British Airways a Bus Company?

Are British Airways an airline or a bus company? You’d hope the answer was evident from the name, but I’m beginning to have my doubts. I’ve just done an analysis of the flights I’ve taken with them from Heathrow since … Continue reading

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 in Humour, Thoughts on the World, Travel

The Red Rock Blog 2023

A Plan Comes Together For our Autumn 2023 trip we decided to return to Red Rock country, and do a variant on the Great Circle tour around canyon country in Arizona and Utah. We weren’t short of ideas: the map … Continue reading

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 in Travel, USA 2023

Olympus TG6 – Does the T Really Stand for “Tough”?

I don’t do a lot of underwater photography, but I like to have an underwater-capable camera for snorkelling on holiday, and it’s also potentially a good option for working in very wet conditions above seal level. For the last 10 … Continue reading

Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Barbados, Photography, Reviews, Travel