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, […]

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 […]

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 […]