Three for One, by Dennis Jones Sunday, October 23 – Monday, November 1, 2025   I was up Friday morning (October 21) at 4:30 having Raisin Bran and a glass of milk. There was a damp chill in the air. It had rained a little overnight. I left Chatfield State Park (Denver) at 5:30 AM. I drove through heavy traffic for the first hour. Chatfield is towards the southern end of Denver, and I needed to go to I-76, north of Denver, a distance of about forty miles. After that, traffic t

San Rafael Swell, I-70 in Utah November 10-21, 2025 I left Zion Monday morning, heading to Denver. There is some great scenery on the drive, especially a canyon west of Salina, UT, where I-70 rises through Salina Canyon and Fishlake National Forest. There is also an amazing section of road through the San Rafael Swell . Overall, I-70 through this part of Utah  is an engineering and construction marvel. I enjoyed this drive a great deal.  I stopped at several rest areas to tak

Orion above The Watchman on a Bright Moon Night November 2-10, 2025 I arrived at Zion National Park on Sunday, November 1. It was a beautiful day. I went for a  bike ride up Zion Canyon that afternoon, but I kept it short, only doing one loop. It is about two miles from Watchman Campground to the entrance of the canyon road. From there, it is six miles to the end of the road. It stops when the canyon becomes too narrow. There is a walking trail from that point that goes anoth

Goblins! October 27-29, 2025 I drove from Moab to Goblin Valley on Monday and stayed in the campground two nights. Ad their brochure mentions a couple times, the landscape is other worldly. The Goblins were formed by a similar process of land formation by sedimentation in an ancient inland sea, eventual uplift, and erosion all taking place over a time period of about 140-170 million years. It's a unique environment. Kids love running around and climbing on the Goblins. It's a