Blue Lady in the Red Land

Best Ways to Work, Stay and Play in Utah

USA | Sunday, 28 Aug 2011 | Views [475]

I'm assuming that you are not already a professional outdoor guide of some kind, that canyoneering is not your profession, neither is mountain biking nor white water travel. I'm assuming you are not a winter sports professional of some kind. If you ... Read more >

Tags: #blogyourbackyard, salt lake city, usa, utah

The Best and the Worst of the Western USA

USA | Sunday, 28 Aug 2011 | Views [535]

We do have really great people living in the west. Compared to so many other places in the US and the world we are law abiding, and you will travel here in safety. Of course any kind of bad human caused event can, has, and will happen. But such events ... Read more >

Tags: #blogyourbackyard, western usa

In My Backyard: Five Things to do in Salt Lake City

USA | Saturday, 27 Aug 2011 | Views [746]

Welcome to Salt Lake City. I understand that you only have a short time here in the city on your way up to the mountains or down to the national parks. I plan to show you a few places in the city that are interesting, maybe unknown to you, and that ... Read more >

Tags: #blogyourbackyard, salt lake city, usa, utah

Photos: Salt Lake City & Utah

USA | Friday, 19 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery

Do's and Don't's in Utah

USA | Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 | Views [1572]

Contrary to some people's opinion, Utah IS a part of the United States, so most of any do's and don't I might write would be the same ones as anyone would write about travel in the US. There are a few things that I thought about which perhaps might ... Read more >

Tags: #blogyourbackyard, salt lake city, usa, utah

What it Means to be a Westerner

USA | Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 | Views [595]

I can't talk well about being a Utha-n because I am not one. I haven't lived here long enough, and I don't feel like a true Utah person to be able to speak about this with authority. So I will expand my comments to embrace the whole region, the intermountain ... Read more >

Tags: #blogyourbackyard, usa, western states

When you are on the way, it is not near it is not far

USA | Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 | Views [606]

I would love to have the opportunity to travel around the world, but right now I prefer to stay home for awhile. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah which is not exactly my home, or maybe it is. "Home" is, of course, that elusive concept that ... Read more >

Tags: salt lake city, utah, western usa, zen

Photos: Japanese Gardens

USA | Wednesday, 3 Aug 2011 | Flickr Photo Gallery