Monthly Archives: October 2008

Personal Geocoins Almost Here!!

Today we received confirmation from Landsharkz that most of our personal geocoins are on the way. I say "most" because the mint forgot to paint one side of one version of the coin, so we’ll be short 60 coins until that … Continue reading

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Canyonlands – Needles District

           October 16 was our last day in Utah’s National Parks and we made the long drive to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. Given the long driving distance, we only had about four hours to visit the park, … Continue reading

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Canyonlands NP – Island in the Sky

            October 16 we visited Island in the Sky, which is the north end of Canyonlands National Park. What an educational day!! We arrived at the visitors’ center about 11 o’clock and found out that a ranger’s geology talk … Continue reading

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Arches National Park (Utah)

           Arches NP is located just a short distance north of Moab, UT. It’s fairly small, so it’s quite manageable in a full day. We hiked all but a couple short trails but didn’t travel any of the 4×4 … Continue reading

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Colorado National Monument

         We just returned from a short fall vacation in Colorado and Utah. Between flights and driving half our days were primarily travel days, but we enjoyed four days in the National Parks, immersing ourselves in the geology and … Continue reading

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