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Skywalking above the Grand Canyon
Last year, I wrote about arriving at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon only to find the whole thing filled with smoke (see The Grand Canyon On Fire!). Now, if that had been my first view of the world’s … Continue reading
The Grand Canyon on Fire!
In the autumn of 2012, we headed off for another extended US road trip. Our ultimate goal was Austin, Texas, for the inaugural Formula 1 US Grand Prix, so naturally we flew into… Wichita, Kansas. And headed west! Two weeks, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Environment, Jaspa's Journey, Photography, Travel, USA
Tagged Bright Angel Point, controlled fire, giraffe, Grand Canyon, North Rim, prescribed fire, Roaring Springs Canyon
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Travel Theme: Stone Horizons
Travel and photography. The two go together like… well… two things that really go together. Unsurprisingly then, there are several travel blogs out there that include regular photo challenges. Two of my favourite challenges are on Where’s My Backpack? and … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Jaspa's Journey, Photography, The World, Travel
Tagged Adventure, Alaska, Alps, Arizona, Burgtonna, California, Carcassonne, Children's books, Children's literature, Death Valley, Devil's Golf Course, Dry Tortugas, Egypt, England, environment, Florida, Fort Jefferson, France, Germany, giraffe, Giza, Grand Canyon, Greenland, horizon, Italy, Jaspa, Jaspa's Journey, Juneau Icefield, Kennecott, Monument Valley, Mount Blackburn, photography, postaday, Pyramids, stone, Stonehenge, Taku Glacier, The Great Migration, The Hermit of Kennecott, The Pride of London, Utah, Venice, Wrangell & Elias National Park
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Bigger!
I’ve spent a lot of time around humans over the last few years, but it was only while scanning through some of my old blogs that it sunk in how many of you are obsessed with scale. Higher, taller, deeper, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Environment, Jaspa's Journey, Photography, The World, Travel
Tagged Adventure, Alamogordo, Alaska, Arecibo Observatory, Arizona, Big, Big Apple (Ontario), Big Sunflowers, California, Canada, Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, Chicago, Children's books, Children's literature, CN Tower, Colosseum, Denali, Eagle River, Egypt, environment, giraffe, Giza, Goodland, Grand Canyon, Jaspa, Jaspa's Journey, Kansas, large subjects, London, London Eye, Meteor Crater, Mount McKinley, New Mexico, New York, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ottawa, photography, Puerto Rico, Pyramids, Rideau Canal, Rome, Sears Tower, snowmobiling, The Great Migration, The Pride of London, Toronto, travel, UK, Willis Tower, Wisconsin, World's Biggest Pistachio
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Shoulder Season Serenity
Last week’s blog was mostly about a trip we made a few years back to (among other places) South Dakota in the middle of the off-season. We were lucky on that occasion, since the weather really cooperated, although we’d have … Continue reading
Posted in Jaspa's Journey, The World, Travel
Tagged Adventure, Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Athabasca Glacier, Bonanza Mine, Children's books, Children's literature, Colosseum, France, giraffe, Grand Canyon, Icy Strait, Italy, Jaspa, Jaspa's Journey, Kennecott, Mount Rushmore, North Rim, off-season, Paris, photography, Rome, Seattle, shoulder season, South Dakota, Space Needle, The Great Migration, The Hermit of Kennecott, The Pride of London, travel, weather
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Mother Nature’s Indifference
We have another guest blogger this week: Sue is an important member of the Jaspa’s Journey team and is often mentioned in my blogs (which isn’t surprising, given the fact she’s Rich’s wife and so we always travel together). But … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Jaspa's Journey, Travel, USA
Tagged Adventure, Arizona, Children's books, Children's literature, environment, giraffe, Grand Canyon, Jaspa, Jaspa's Journey, Margaret Bradley, Mother Nature, Ontario, The Great Migration, The Pride of London, travel, Utah, weather
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Ghosts Towns & the Grand Canyon: Southwest USA (2012) Days 6 & 7
I have to admit things haven’t gone quite to plan the last couple of days. We intended to spend both days in and around Zion National Park. Although we did drive through Zion on Monday, we didn’t do much exploring … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, USA
Tagged Adventure, Arizona, Children's books, Children's literature, Colorado, environment, geocaching, ghost town, giraffe, Grafton, Grand Canyon, Jaspa, Jaspa's Journey, North Rim, photography, Serengeti, The Great Migration, The Pride of London, Utah, writing, Zion
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