Today is the day!  Permits for "The Wave" are only available via a lottery either online 4 months ahead or in-person at the BLM office in Kanab for the next day. Only 64 people are…

On our second day we want to take it a bit slower and give our legs and backs a break from hiking and heavy backpacks.We take Dennis out to the back side of Lake Powell,…

Back in August Marco won the online lottery for a permit to “The Wave” (more about that in our separate Post), and because we didn’t want to drive to Page for just one day, we…

On our way to Page, AZ, we take a detour to the Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon to check whether we can see some California Condors.We have been at the bridge before but didn’t know…

This year's monsoon in Arizona has been wonderful for plants and critters. The great plant growth allowed for successful reproduction and survivorship of white-lined Sphinx moths (family Sphingidae) also called hawk moth or hummingbird moth…

It has been long overdue and today it turned into reality: we finally went on a boat tour on Canyon Lake with our friend Robert. Diane and Alan were at our house at 3am and…