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  • Holiday Greetings

    / 4 years agoNews

    Reflecting on what we will remember of 2021:We got to experience the waterfall at back of our yard for the first time in more than a year, thanks to some nice monsoon rains in August.…

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    Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/14, 1/320 sec, ISO 250
  • Cottonwood Cove at Coyote Buttes South

    / 4 years agoNews, Tours

    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…

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    Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/16, 1/320 sec, ISO 200
  • California Condors – Update

    / 4 years agoNews, Tours

    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…

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    Sony ILCE-1, f/6.3, 1/500 sec, ISO 500
  • The Wave

    / 5 years agoNews, Tours

    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…

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    Sony ILCE-1, f/16, 1/200 sec, ISO 250
  • Smoky Mountain Road

    / 5 years agoNews, Tours

    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,…

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    Sony ILCE-1, f/16, 1/320 sec, ISO 250
  • Wire Pass to Buckskin Gulch

    / 5 years agoNews, Tours

    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…

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    Sony ILCE-1, f/10, 1/40 sec, ISO 1,250
  • California Condors

    / 5 years agoNews, Tours

    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…

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    Sony ILCE-1, f/6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 500
  • Critters after the rain

    / 5 years agoNews

    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…

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    Sony ILCE-1, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec, ISO 500
  • Wonderful morning on Canyon Lake, AZ

    / 5 years agoNews

    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…

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    Sony ILCE-1, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, ISO 160