GeoKs adopted a cache in early September and 2 days after the adoption went through somebody logged a DNF, saying they figured the cache was under water as a result of the spring flooding along the Elbow River. We disabled the cache and finally got around to checking on it today. Sure enough, the …
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Travel ‘Caching – Jasper
We've just returned from a few days in Jasper National Park. Our route from Calgary was circuitous, as we drove from Calgary to Edmonton late Friday afternoon and on Saturday morning caught the train from Edmonton to Jasper. This was our first time traveling on VIA Rail. We found train travel to be quite relaxing - …
Canyonlands – Needles District
October 16 was our last day in Utah's National Parks and we made the long drive to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. Given the long driving distance, we only had about four hours to visit the park, so we weren't able to do any backcountry hikes that would have provided a close up …
Canyonlands NP – Island in the Sky
October 16 we visited Island in the Sky, which is the north end of Canyonlands National Park. What an educational day!! We arrived at the visitors' center about 11 o'clock and found out that a ranger's geology talk was happening at Grand View Point at 11:30. We decided to take in the talk and …
Arches National Park (Utah)
Arches NP is located just a short distance north of Moab, UT. It's fairly small, so it's quite manageable in a full day. We hiked all but a couple short trails but didn't travel any of the 4x4 dirt roads. Our first stop was at a small roadside pullout which provided an excellent …