Category: Travel

Day 6 of 2022 Arizona Trip, Bright Angel Trail of Grand Canyon National Park

Sixth day of my 2021 Arizona trip, my friend and I would spend the day hiking Bright Angel Trail, the most popular trail in the park that went from the south canyon rim all the way down to… Read More

Day 5 of 2022 Arizona Trip, Driving from Sedona to Grand Canyon

Fifth day of my 2021 Arizona trip, my friend and I would be leaving Sedona and heading for Grand Canyon. Along the way we would visit Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monument.

Day 4 of 2022 Arizona Trip, Sedona

Fourth day of my 2021 Arizona trip. Like the previous day, my friend and I would spend the day hiking near Sedona. For the day, we visited Bell Rock, Boynton Canyon and Cathedral Rock.

Day 3 of 2022 Arizona Trip, Sedona

Third day of my 2021 Arizona trip. My friend and I would spend the day hiking among Sedona’s buttes and canyons, among its red rocks that had been a defining character of America’s west.

Day 2 of 2022 Arizona Trip, Picacho Peak

Second day of my 2022 Arizona trip. My friend and I would be climbing Picacho Peak, a thrilling YDS class 3 climb made accessible with cables and handrails, before driving to our overnight hotel near Sedona.

Day 1 of 2022 Arizona Trip, Saguaro National Park

First day of my 2022 Arizona trip. My friend and I would be visiting Saguaro National Park, home to soaring cacti as a symbol of the America west.

Flight Log of American Airlines Flight 5549 and 1728 from Washington DC to Phoenix via Detroit

January 2022. I decided to spend a few days with my friend sightseeing in Arizona, about its saguaros, red rocks and Grand Canyon. This is the outbound flight segments where I flew American Airlines from Washington DC to… Read More

Weekend Visit to Virginia, Fort Monroe and Colonial Williamsburg

Late November 2021, I spent two days in southeast Virginia for some history, visiting Fort Monroe on the first day and Colonial Williamsburg on the second.

Day Tour of Historic Places in Maryland and Delaware

November 2021, the Friday after Thanksgiving. I needed to make a trip to Delaware to run some errands in the evening, but for the rest of the day, I visited two historic places along the way, they were… Read More

Hiking Tibbet Rock and Big Schloss in George Washington National Forest

I had some great memories with autumn colors around Fort Valley for the previous two years. So this time in mid-October 2021, I decided to head a bit west towards Wolf Gap, on the boundary of Virginia and… Read More