Did you leave water bottle somewhere on Prospector Trail in Red Cliffs Desert Reserve outside St George over the weekend? It’s @ the Public Lands Information Center in downtown. Stop by & describe it or which trail junction I found it @ to pick it up! #utahhiking #beUtahful

Moose along the frozen Susitna River, from the Alaska Railroad.

Moose on the frozen Susitna River in south/southcentral Alaska.

#AdventureAwaits #adventuretime #alaska #SpringBreak #train travel #train #travel #FridayMotivation #ParkChat #wildlife #wildlife photography

The “Mighty Sus,” the Susitna River, largely but not entirely frozen beside @akrr tracks in south/southcentral Alaska. Viewed northbound to Fairbanks.

#AdventureAwaits #adventuretime #alaska #SpringBreak #train travel #train #travel #FridayMotivation #ParkChat #AlaskaRailroad

Alaska Railroad at Talkeetna station.

#AdventureAwaits #adventuretime #alaska #SpringBreak #train travel #train #travel #alaska railroad #akrr #FridayMotivation #ParkChat #choosemountains

Mt Eklutna rises above the Knik River Valley & Knik Inlet, viewed from the Alaska Railroad train northbound to Fairbanks from Anchorage.

#AdventureAwaits #adventuretime #alaska #alaska railroad #SpringBreak #train travel #train #travel #FridayMotivation #ParkChat #choosemountains

Twin Peaks, Goat Rock, Mt POW/MIA and Gold Star Peak in northern Chugach Range rise above Knik River.

#AdventureAwaits #adventuretime #alaska #SpringBreak #train travel #train #travel #FridayMotivation #ParkChat #choosemountains

Matanuska Peak on the north side of the May-Su Valley in southern Alaska, seen from the Alaska Railroad

#AdventureAwaits #adventuretime #alaska #SpringBreak #train travel #train #travel #FridayMotivation #ParkChat #choosemountains

Crossing the half-frozen Knik River on Alaska Railroad NB to Fairbanks. Pioneer Peak, Twin Peaks & Goat Rock in northern Chugach Range rise above Knik River.

#AdventureAwaits #adventuretime #alaska #SpringBreak #train travel #train #travel #FridayMotivation #ParkChat #choosemountains

Riding the Alaska Railroad along the Knik Arm of the Cook Inlet.

#AdventureAwaits #Alaska #Trainspotting #traintravel #travel #ParkChat #TravelTuesday #Alaska Railroad

Getting ready to depart Anchorage for Fairbanks on the Alaska Railroad.

#AdventureAwaits #Alaska #Trainspotting #traintravel #travel #ParkChat #Mondayvibes #Alaska Railroad

Aurora borealis above Chugach Natl Forest, descending into Anchorage last night.

Sometimes it pays to arrive an hour late. 😍🌌

#NorthernLights #aurora #AuroraBorealis #NationalForest #Chugach #TheGreatLand #Alaska #LastFrontier #parkchat

Game day! GO CATS GO! 🐈 🦁 😼

3 straight conference titles.
5 in 6 years.
6 in 8 years (and one of those was to the UMBC team that beat UVA).

(Photo credit: UVM Basketball)

#GreenMountainDynasty #GoCatsGo #VermontStrong #ThisIsVermont #MarchMadness

Happy birthday to Chaco Culture NHP, established as Chaco Canyon NM under Antiquities Act in 1907. Redesignated in 1980, today it’s also UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 World Heritage Site for preservation of unique Ancestral Puebloan cultural center.

#parkchat #nationalpark #happybirthday #FindYourPark

Gap in the storm produced a nice rainbow today in St George. Not best I’ve seen here - that was last spring. But definitely a nice one. Nice light on cliffs & mountains too, despite power lines.

#utah #saintgeorge #utah photography #beUtahful #choosemountains #desertlife #utah wx

Ascending Red Mountain w/ Gracie. (Note: #wilderness route, should not be attempted in summer or by those unfamiliar w/ desert routefinding).

#beUtahful #travelblogger #ParkChat #AdventureAwaits #hiking #publiclands #utahhiking #FindYourPark #utahisrad #utahphotographer

Starting up the Red Mountain Route toward the Red Mountain Wilderness in southwest Utah. Gracie accompanied me on this adventure.

#beUtahful #wilderness #travelblogger #ParkChat #AdventureAwaits #hiking #publiclands #utahhiking #FindYourPark #utahisrad #utahphotographer

🎵Here comes the snow, here comes the snow
And I say, it’s alright!🎵

Minimum basin snowpack in Utah: 103% (Beaver River)
Maximum: 132% (Raft River)

Two and a half more days of snow to go!

wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/data/wa…

#snow #utahwx #stgeorgewx #winterstorm #beUtahful

It’s a no from me. Virtually no benefit to the park @ very high risk. The park infrastructure just will not be able to handle increase in crowds & since it’s already part of system, few to no legal benefits to the park.

thetravel.com/least-visited-…

#parkchat #nationalparks #arizona

Someone is happy in Mass rn. Hard to beat somewhere where she can run on beach, enjoy snow & cool temperatures.

But, I will try to get her to fall in love w/ winter in Southern Utah too when she hopefully comes to visit

#dogs #bordercollies #dogs ofig #massachusetts #GracieGirl