Fairbanks - Winter Walks in Creamer’s Field

Fairbanks - Winter Walks in Creamer’s Field

We plodded along the paths, snow crunching loudly under our footfalls. We noted different sounds in different parts of the fields… sometimes crrrr-unch, but sometimes a squeak and crunch. Most days a muted sun hovered low in the sky.

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Traveling on the Natchez Trace Parkway

Traveling on the Natchez Trace Parkway

In our efforts to avoid interstates, we found ourselves meandering along country roads through small, rural southern towns basically heading east trying to stay in areas warm enough for camping. As usual though, we stumbled upon a rather unique National Park site that we just couldn’t resist… the Natchez Trace Parkway.

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Bryce Canyon National Park – Journey's End

Bryce Canyon National Park – Journey's End

There are so many hiking trails available in the park with varying levels of difficulty, and they all looked appealing. We caught the shuttle mid-morning to Bryce Point and began walking the Rim Trail. It was absolutely awe-inspiring… almost too much for the eye to behold. Hoodoos, windows, arches, bridges… innumerable massive formations in an array of dazzling earth tones cast against a pale blue sky.

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