We stepped out of the car during the morning blue hour and the Three Gossips greeted us. It was quiet and the morning air barely stirred. We got back late from Dead Horse Point after staying to enjoy the sunset, and we were up very early the next morning in order to be at Arches […]
Summer
Dead Horse Point at Sunset
Personally, I think being at Dead Horse Point at sunset is the best time to be there. When we visited last year, it was in the early afternoon and the light was glaring. I was looking forward to standing at the edge of the canyon in a softer light. We weren’t the only people there, […]
Postcard from Colorado National Monument
The area around Grand Junction is green due to the many orchards (mostly peaches), and while driving up to the Rim Rock Drive, the scenery changes from green to beige to red. Then, at the first turnout there is the first wonderful view of the edge of the desert. When planning this road trip, my […]
Postcard from Rocky Mountain National Park
The Rocky Mountains form one of the worlds longest mountain ranges and are interesting in a number of ways. There is a brief six week growing period during the summer months when wildflowers can be found and animals come out to enjoy this lush time. It is also during this time that the most visitors […]
Postcard from Mainau Island
Visiting Mainau Island on Lake Constance is always a special treat. In need of a small getaway, I asked a friend if she’d join me to spend the weekend in Meersburg. The last time I was there was in autumn and I looked forward to visiting in summer. There were many more tourists there, but […]
Visiting Copenhagen
I’m a sucker for Scandinavian cities and after visiting Oslo, Bergen, Göteborg and Stockholm, it was time to visit Copenhagen. Traveling to Copenhagen by train is a bit trying, but it’s possible. The weather was glorious, which isn’t always a given when traveling north. Towards the end it rained in the mornings, but there is […]