Rafting the Colorado River

Putting in for a day on the Colorado River
I opted for the raft....
Norm opted to kayak the river...
I'm not sure he got any exercise...he was a little too relaxed paddling down the river....

Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Schafer Canyon Trail as seen from the overlook
Mesa Arch
Norm enjoys the panaramic vista at the Grand View Point Overlook
Studies have shown that altitude does affect behaviour........

As we hiked along the trails, tiny Hopi Chipmunks would scurry by....

I was delighted to see Western Scrub Jays in this park, especially since we have a Florida Scrub Jay (declared threatened due to habitat loss).

Arches National Park, Utah

We are now in Moab, Utah. We have spent the last two days in Arches National Park, enjoying the sculptured rock scenery and hiking to the spectacular arches. Norm (the hare) has hiked a few more trails than I (the tortoise) have. Traveling through the park in the car, we are “blown away” by the towering spires, pinnacles and balanced red rocks perched atop seemingly inadequate bases. This may be our favorite National Park……
Landscape Arch, the longest Arch in the Park, measures 306 feet from base to base.

North Window and South Window Arches
The Three Gossips as seen from the Park Avenue Viewpoint

Courthouse Towers

Steamboat Springs, CO

We are now in Steamboat Springs, Co. We came here to visit our good friends, Al and Peggy Epstein, who also live in Delray Beach. They are avid skiers and bought a condo here almost on the ski sloops. They have been excellent hosts, having us over for a delicious dinner and touring us around the area.
Al and Peggy and "Squall" in Steamboat Lake State Park
Taking a break to enjoy the view in the Park.
Beautiful Steamboat Lake
"Squall" goes for a swim..... he had a great time trying to find a fish...

Salt Lake City, Utah

We are now in Salt Lake City, Utah. Our first tour was to Temple Square in the heart of the city to see the Salt Lake Mormon Temple.

Salt Lake Temple side view
On Sunday morning we heard the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The Choir is made up of 360 unpaid volunteer members.

The Utah State Capitol Building - currently being refurbished, looks a lot like the Capitol in Washington. I took this photo from the 26th floor of the Church of Latter-Day Saints Administrative Building.

A Princess and her Coach

When we bought our motor Home, we were told it is called a "Coach" not a RV, so, here is the Princess and her Coach at a "Flying J Truck Stop." When Norm fuels up, my job is to clean the windshield, and I usually get a lot of kidding from the Truckers. The Trucker you see here beside us kidded me and said "Hey, I thought bugs just flew around you guys."

Mountain Goats in Glacier

Delray Beach, FL to Glacier National Park, Montana

3,734 ..... that's how many miles Norm has driven from Delray Beach, Fl, to Glacier National Park in Montana.

It's COLD at Glacier National Park

We woke up this morning with the outside temperature at 41 degrees and inside the coach was 55 degrees! Sharkie and I are wearing snowsuits until we get back to Florida! Norm is still wearing shorts.

Goat Lick Overlook where Mountain Goats and other animals come to lick the mineral-laden cliffs.

Black Bear

Grizzly Bear

OK, so we cheated....

The bear photos were taken from the car through a closed (dirty) window in a Bear Preserve

Glacier National Park, Montana

We are staying in Hungry Horse, MT at a beautiful campground which is near the entrance to West Glacier.















The Photographer gets photographed










Logan Pass on the Continental Divide is 6,646 feet.











Big Horn Sheep near Logan Pass











Cute little Ground Squirrels were all around the Logan Pass Visitors Center.

Grand Teton Mountains

Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone

Wild Elk in Yellowstone

I am really enjoying photographing the wildlife in the Park. As we drive along, we will see a traffice jam up ahead. The traffice jam means that people have stopped to view and photograph wildlife. I usually jump out of the (moving) car with my cameras, leaving Norm to find a spot to pull off and park. It was such a pleasure to see this herd of elk in the Madison River, and see the behaviour of the females protecting the two young ones. They kept the two juveniles in the middle of the herd as they walked along in the river. Anne

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

On Friday we drove to the area known as the "Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone" and toured the North Rim and South Rim.
The first photo is the spectactular view from about 8000 feet at "Lookout Point" The second photo was taken by Norm from 500 feet below at Red Rock Point. (Hey, there wasn't an elevator here!)

Yellowstone Grizzly RV Park

Here is "Carpe Diem on Wheels" at the Yellowstone Grizzly RV Park in West Yellowstone, Montana. We are staying here for a week and think this is the best RV park we have been in so far. We are right at the west entrance to Yellowstone and Norm enjoys walking in the wooded area right behind the coach.