street photography in Portland, Oregon
mural near the pizza place Doughboys Pizzatopia
downtown street exploration on a weekend
walking to cinema 21
Lairhill neighborhood on a sunny day
gift shopping at Cargo imaginative space
portland elephants
Tag: visit
L.A. sunset, night view of DTLA
Magic Moab
What a magical place we got to visit this fall! This desert is wistful and wonderful, the only problem is it’s too popular with tourists but definitely worth checking out. My friend Hunter says it’s his favorite place in the world and he’s been to 30+ countries he says, I believe him.
We stayed at a yurt which was so wild and remote, I didn’t realize how different it was supposed to be. The yurt was huge, it had a wood stove and an actual kitchen nook: first time glamping went pretty well. Sleeping in a real bed is a definite advantage if you compare it to tent camping which is what we usually do.
The closest national parks are The Arches and The Canyonlands. I liked both of them with one exception: too many people were there visiting on the same weekend in October. It was really warm and sunny, we loved the town of Moab with all the tourist attractions and stuff. Do you know that ATVs are legal on the roads there? It was quite a surprise for us. We learned about it while sitting in traffic on a Friday night trying to get to our yurt.
On the way back to Colorado we went through The Grand Staff Canyon, it was stunning, better than the national parks we visited previously. This canyon is hosting a number of campgrounds and actual lodges / hotels. It felt like this hidden gem has not been discovered yet, so we embraced this unexpected experience with great pleasure. One of the places there had an actual sandy beach which I thought was super exotic and totally cool. The weather in October was not fit for swimming otherwise I would have jumped right in.
Utah has a lot more to offer, so we bought a National Park annual pass to be able to come back in an off season if it ever happens there. I guess there are five more national parks at least to see and I learned that some of the must see stuff is free. Do your research before you go and enjoy every single place you choose to visit. Also keep an open mind for unexpected treats!
Why I quit my job 