A local guide we met at The Wave on November 19th, 2021 suggested to visit Coyote Buttes South if we wanted to see more wave-like formations and colors. According to the Bureau of Land Management BLM Coyote Buttes South is just a small part of the 112,500 acre Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, but has some…...

Another trip to Page, AZ means another stop at Navajo Bridge to check in on the California Condors. This time we see 4 or 5 birds sunbathing and flying. A perfect opportunity for Marco to get some better shots than on our last visit.With a wing span of almost 10 feet (3 meters) and weighing…...

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 allowed in per day. Marco played the lottery in July and got 4 permits for November 19th. We invited Diane and…...

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, which has a scary low water level, Lone Rock which had been in the middle of the the lake, is…...

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 arrive a couple days early. After learning about Buckskin Gulch from some YouTube videos, we knew we wanted to go there…...

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 at the time that the Condors like to “hang out” there. Upon arrival we see 4 of these majestic birds…...

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 because of its hovering, swift flight patterns. In some places there were millions of caterpillars if not more. It was…...

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 just before 4am we pulled in to the parking lot of the Canyon Lake Marina where Robert was already waiting…...

A few weeks ago Marco learned from friends that there are beavers up at a lake about 90 minutes away. However, one has to be there early and has to get on the lake by a kayak.Robert, who discovered the beavers a couple years ago luckily has 3 kayaks, so two weeks ago Marco joined…...

When I was out in our yard with Gizmo after dinner last night he suddenly showed interest in something in the wash right outside of our back yard. I went over and saw a Gila monster. I called Marco and we took some pictures while watching it go straight up the cliff.This morning Gizmo again…...