Nothing. The July 4 holiday is Wednesday, of course, and then “Due to the lack of a quorum”, no meeting Thursday, either. And here I was feeling all noble for sitting down at…

Luke took this shot of Steve hiking up the Virgin River in Zion National Park. Amazingly, two cameras, three cell phones, and three people survived the trek up the rocky river bed without…

That’s what every person in Utah and Arizona has responded, when I’ve replied, “Portland, Oregon” to their standard be-friendly-to-tourists question, “Where are you from?”. Good to know we still enjoy a fine reputation.…

A fascinating summary of an Oregon State University study (pdf) was posted by George Seldes on Onward Oregon a couple of weeks ago. The study was published at the end of January, but…

A Utah state park. Photo by Amanda using Luke’s camera. Happy Birthday, Ali!

From the Oregonian, Friday 6/22/07, emphasis mine): “It is particularly worrisome that as the final days of the legislative session draw near, legislators have not committed to funding critical programs that will enhance…

I took this snap of Luke at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. We have a running joke, with all the spectacular landscapes we’re seeing, that Luke says things like “not that…

The BBC brings us this “Geo Quiz”, with the answer telling about a European city’s system of bicycle rental that works somewhat like Flexcar. I won’t tell you where it is, so you…

Hi folks, Amanda’s Fairy Blogmother here for a moment. Amanda’s server is moving. Her address will stay the same, etc, it’s an internal thing. But for a day or so you may have…

We awakened at 3:45 a.m. on Tuesday, checked out of the hotel in Moab and drove to the Wilson Arch in SE Utah, for sunrise. The sunrise turned out to be less than…