Tag Archives: Grand Canyon

Skywalking above the Grand Canyon

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Jaspa

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 →

Posted in Adventure, Environment, Jaspa's Journey, Photography, Travel, USA | Tagged A Photo a Week Challenge: View, giraffe, Grand Canyon, Hualapai, Skywalk, Weekly Photo Challenge: Scale | 20 Comments

The Grand Canyon on Fire!

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Jaspa

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 | 7 Comments

Travel Theme: Stone Horizons

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Jaspa

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 | 21 Comments

Bigger!

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Jaspa

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 | 4 Comments

Shoulder Season Serenity

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Jaspa

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 | Leave a comment

Mother Nature’s Indifference

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Jaspa

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 | Leave a comment

Ghosts Towns & the Grand Canyon: Southwest USA (2012) Days 6 & 7

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Jaspa

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 →