Wildflowers of the Utah Desert

Prickly Pear Cactus, Utah Desert Wildflowers

Earlier in May, my parents and I returned to Utah for another hiking trip. We went to Zion and Bryce National Parks back in October, so this time we visited Arches, Canyonlands, and Capitol Reef National Parks. I love learning to identify things: animals (easy), birds (harder), trees (harder still), and wildflowers. When I worked […]

Meinhilde’s Travel Plans for 2015

Saudi Arabia desert

Tomiko and I get anxious if we have vacation time with no travelling. Some families camp. Others go skiing. Some go to the cottage or just hang around the house. Our family’s thing was travel, especially when we lived in Saudi Arabia. Our parents met in Thailand, lived in Canada for a while, and then […]

Travelling Utah with a Campervan – Bryce Canyon National Park

Travelling Utah with a Campervan - Bryce Canyon National Park, Kiku Corner

Continuing with our trip in October to Utah, Bryce Canyon National Park was our next stop after Zion National Park. Bryce Canyon is part of the same geological plateau as Zion National Park, just at a higher altitude. We felt quite out of breath the first day, hiking up from the bottom of the canyon. Unlike Zion, […]

Travelling Utah with a Campervan – Zion National Park

Travelling Utah in a Campervan - Zion National Park

My parents and I spent 10 days in Utah in October. We flew into Las Vegas, rented a 25-foot RV, and hiked the National Parks. Our first stop was the spectacular Zion National Park. Having grown up in Saudi Arabia, I naturally love the desert. Only the absence of camels made me realize that we were […]