Adventure Sports in Moab, Utah

My drive ended in Moab, Utah, where I spent a few days hiking in Arches National Park and rafting on the Colorado River.



My kayak-raft



The armada of rafts, kayaks, and canoes on the Colorado River



The only way to travel





Money shots of Delicate Arch, Arches National Park



Hiking to Sand Dune Arch, Arches National Park



Sand Dune Arch, Arches National Park



These little guys were everywhere



I saw a few little bunnies while out hiking in the more secluded sections. I also saw an enormous jackrabbit but it ran away before I could get a picture.



View of Canyonlands National Park





Hiking in the Fiery Furnace, Arches National Park

Utah Road Trippin'

After Zion, I drove across Utah, with a stop at snowy Bryce Canyon National Park.



Bryce Canyon



Proof that I was there



More Bryce Canyon



The snow stopped and the clounds parted long enough for me to take this



And this (both at Bryce Canyon still)







Road trippin' in Southern Utah (the last one reminds me so much of Patagonia!)

Zion National Park

I took a "quick" two week vacation to Utah in early June 2007 between spring and summer semesters. My first stop was Zion National Park for four days of great hiking.



View of Zion Canyon from a shuttle stop



A typical drop off the side of the terrifying Angels' Landing Trail



View from the top of Angels' Landing Trail - worth every step



This is a good view of Angels' Landing - the trail went right up the spine of that mountain in the center of the picture



Paradise in the Zion Canyon Narrows



A fellow hiker works his way down the Narrows



One of the complaints I get is that I don't post pictures of myself. Well here's one, hiking down the Narrows.



View from Observation Point - Angels' Landing is in the front right, 500 feet below



My boots

Europe Part II

Here are some pictures from my trip to Germany, Austria, and Slovenia in September/October of 2006. I only spent two weeks in Europe (on the way home from Egypt), but managed to pack in some awesome Alpine hiking in Innsbruck, caving and road tripping in Slovenia, and a visit to the world's biggest party in Munich.



A regularly-sizd beer at Oktoberfest.



Laura, a German girl I met in South America and my wonderful host in Munich



Hiking near Innsbruck



Above Innsbruck



Spelunking in Slovenia



Beautiful Lake Bled, Slovenia



Amazingly green water, Slovenia



Trigav National Park, Slovenia

Egypt

Here are some photos from my three week Egyptian adventure in September 2006. I started in Aswan with a visit to the ruins of Abu Simbel, took a felucca (traditional sailboat) down the Nile, toured the Valley of the Kings and other ruins in Luxor, snorkeled and climbed Mt. Sinai in Dahab, and got assailed by touts at the pyramids and went museum-hopping in Cairo.



Ruins at Abu Simbel, near Aswan (stunning)



More Abu Simbel



Felucca sunset (best travel experience ever?)



Lunch on the felucca (the lentil soup was delicious and got me started on my lentils addiction)



Swimming in the Nile



Team Felucca - an unwashed, motley crrew of Americans, Aussies, French (not pictured), and a Swede



Sunset at Luxor Temple



Me with an obelisk growing out of my neck (nice photography, Tami)



Descending into a tomb, Valley of the Kings (no photos allowed inside!)



View from our $2 per night hotel room, Dahab (unfortunately I didn't have underwater capabilities for my camera, so you can't imagine what was under that lovely blue sea. Let me assure you that it was amazing).



No camels on the beach!



Feeling like Moses: sunrise on Mt. Sinai.



The Pyramids - a bit disappointing in person, and overrun with hustlers, touts, and other unsavory characters.