Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
Want to feel like a kid again? This pandemic seems to have aged us all, but sliding down a huge sand dune will make you feel young and exhilarated and alive, …
Want to feel like a kid again? This pandemic seems to have aged us all, but sliding down a huge sand dune will make you feel young and exhilarated and alive, …
Want to get away? Do you want to escape, if only in your mind? Here's a suggestion: Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. It is adjacent to the Grand Canyon National Park's Tuweep …
The Natural Arch and Bridge Society says, "A natural arch is a rock exposure that has a hole completely through it. This hole is formed by the natural, selective removal …
I loved my time on sacred Navajo Nation property while writing my newest book, "Discovering the Colorado Plateau." It made me rethink much of what I was taught growing up …
El Malpais means "the Badlands," a moniker Spanish conquistadors gave this area a few centuries ago. That's because it's bad to the bone! Conquistadors wanted nothing to do with this …
Writer's block. Covid-19 work stoppage. Pandemic panic. Depression. I don't know what to call it, but I haven't posted a new blog for a long time. I hope you didn't …
The Dinosaur Diamond is a 512-mile-long National Scenic Byway winding through Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. You can let that dinosaur nerd in you shine because this area has produced …
It's cold and snowy in Grand Junction - and throughout much of the nation this Thanksgiving. Bundle up! I am thankful this holiday season for where I live and what I …
President Theodore Roosevelt established special protections for Chaco Canyon in 1907 because of theft, looting and development. Located in northeast New Mexico on the Colorado Plateau, Chaco was placed on …
The late Triassic Period was the "dawn of the dinosaurs." That was about 237 million years to 201.3 million years ago, give or take a few hundred thousand years..... Petrified …