Archive for the ‘Road trips’ Category

Tonto Natural Bridge

Friday, March 19th, 2010

With Spring break and the news of multiple Arizona state park closures my sister and I decided to visit the Tonto Natural Bridge.

The Tonto Natural Bridge is the world’s largest natural travertine bridge. It is 183 feet high over a 400 foot long tunnel that is 150 feet at its widest point. The park is a quick drive from Phoenix, approximately an hour to an hour and a half on the highway 87. Once we arrived it was a cheap $5 per person fee. The park contains a beautiful visitor center that was built in 1927, tons of picnic areas, outhouses, plenty of parking, four trails (although when we went two of the four were open), and four viewpoints that are level with the parking lot.

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Birthday Trip: Wyoming

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

wyoming

The state of Wyoming, it’s near impossible to figure out where to start. We can start with Yellowstone National Park or talk about the fact it’s population is roughly half a million people. One thing I can say for sure is that I really enjoyed the drive through Wyoming.

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Birthday trip: King's Peak

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Kings Peak

For Vince’s 23rd birthday we embarked on an ambitious adventure: drive to the Utah/Wyoming border to hike the highest point, King’s Peak in the High Uintas Wilderness. Unfortunately we failed.

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