Hiking and camping at Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park
Winter was the season for my first visit to Lake Blanche.
A weekend of winter wildlife viewing and scenice views at Utah Lake State Park.
Revisiting the Chimney Rock Loop and Hickman Bridge in Captiol Reef National Park.
A tour of the Tennessee's beautiful Ruby Falls Cave within Lookout Mountain.
Wildlife viewing and more at Florida's Myakka River State Park.
Hunting seashells and sand dollars at Florida's Marco Island.
An early winter's visit to a locally popular waterfall.
A fall family hike up to Buffalo Peak.
Documenting Day #5 along the Uinta Highline Trail.
I recently discovered that Utah Lake State Park was known to be a winter home for a few bald eagles. After experiencing the thrill of seeing one out in the wild on a recent trip to Florida, I was eager to see if there really were some only minutes away from my home.
For Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend in January, we went back down to Torrey to visit the in-laws. While there, Jessica and I were able to hike the Chimney Rock Loop followed by a short hike to the Hickman Bridge Loop in Capitol Reef National Park.
While on our visit to South Florida, I had hoped to sneak in a drive out into the Everglades to look for some alligators as we had gotten to see on a day trip to Miami from Ft. Myers on a prior trip several years ago. Unfortunately, our schedule became so full of other activities we couldn't swing it. However, the man assisting with my grandmother's trust referred to us Myakka River State Park, knowing it wasn't much out of the way for Jess and I on our drive north out of state and back to Utah. It was said to be full of gators.
While visiting Florida on some family business at the end of December, my wife and I took an opportunity to spend an afternoon out on Marco Island in Florida. It is known for being a place where sand dollars can often be found along its shores, and that was reason enough to go out there. I had collected plenty of seashells before as a child living in Florida and on visits to other beaches, but never a sand dollar. We also found the wildlife to be abundant as well.
Will lives at the footsteps of Utah's famed Wasatch Mountains. He enjoys hiking, camping, backpacking, sports, running, vegetable gardening, nature, food, photography, art, and spending time with his wife and kids.
