Day 8 of 2020 Utah Trip, Capitol Reef National Park

Eighth day of my Utah trip. I would hike Chimney Rock Trail in the morning, and drive back to the suburbs of Salt Lake City in the afternoon for tomorrow’s morning flight back home.

Fields beyond Chimney Rock

Fields beyond Chimney Rock

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Day 7 of 2020 Utah Trip, Capitol Reef National Park

Seventh day of my Utah trip. I would be visiting Capitol Reef National Park today, hiking Cassidy Arch, Grand Wash and Hickman Bridge trails.

Cassidy Arch

Cassidy Arch

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Day 6 of 2020 Utah Trip, from Moab to Torrey

Sixth day of my Utah trip. In the morning, I would be visiting Corona and Bowtie Arch, which were two arches in the Moab area that weren’t part of any established parks. Then I would use the rest of the day to make the road trip to Torrey, the gateway town to Capitol Reef National Park, paying a visit to Goblin Valley State Park along the way.

Corona Arch

Corona Arch

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Day 5 of 2020 Utah Trip, Dead Horse Point and Canyonlands Parks

Fifth day of my Utah trip. I would be spending the day between Dead Horse Point State Park and Canyonlands National Park. The two parks were located close to each other, both offered views of magnificent landscapes combined with short hiking trails.

Colorado River from Dead Horse Point

Colorado River from Dead Horse Point

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Day 4 of 2020 Utah Trip, Canyonland and Arches National Park

Fourth day of my Utah trip. I would be stargazing and sunrise watching in Canyonlands National Park in the morning, and then visit Arches National Park for a second time in the afternoon.

Mesa Arch against Rising Sun

Mesa Arch against Rising Sun

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Day 3 of 2020 Utah Trip, Arches National Park

Third day of my Utah trip. I would finally be in one of Utah’s “mighty five” National Parks. I would be driving from Green River to Moab, and spend the majority of the day in Arches National Park.

Double Rainbow over Delicate Arch

Double Rainbow over Delicate Arch

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Day 2 of 2020 Utah Trip, to Green River

Second day of my Utah trip as I would be driving from Salt Lake City to Green River, stopping at many places along the road to soak in the sceneries.

Road in Mountains

Road in Mountains“Castle Gate”, a big piece of boulder, in the center left.

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Day 1 of 2020 Utah Trip, Malans Peak

First day of my Utah trip as I hiked Malans Peak outside Ogden at sunset. It’s not a very long trail that fitted in my schedule after getting off the plane in the afternoon, which rewarded me with spectacular views of distant Great Salt Lake and nearby towns.

Sunset

Sunset

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Flight Log of Southwest Airlines Flight 1668 from Baltimore to Salt Lake City

I made a trip to the State of Utah in early June, 2020, exploring three of its “Mighty Five” National Parks. This is the outbound flight to Salt Lake City, not a lot of events, full except for middle seats, and some scenery along the way.

Distant Salt Lake City Airport

Distant Salt Lake City Airport

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Weekend Trip to Boston, JetBlue Flights, Hyatt Regency Harbor Hotel, and Fine Art Museums

First weekend of February 2022, I made a trip to Boston, visiting some friends and running some errands. This post would be about the roundtrip flight with JetBlue, the Hyatt Regency hotel overlooking Boston Harbor, and the Museum of Fine Arts that I visited during my spare time.

Manhattan

Manhattan

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