Lake Mead Nat'l Recreation Area

Colorado River at the end of White Rock Canyon trail.

Valley of Fire State Park

The Fire Wave

Valley of Fire State Park

The Cabins

Mojave National Preserve

Hole in the Wall Information Center

Mojave National Preserve

Matt climbing up the rings on Rings Loop Trail

Hoover Dam

Tiny stairs inside the dam

Little Wild Horse Canyon

Matt taking a picture as he steps down into the canyon entrance

Little Wild Horse Canyon

Matt squeezing through the slot canyon

Goblin Valley State Park

Karen wandering through Goblin Valley

Goblin Valley State Park

Canyonlands National Park

Matt standing in front of False Kiva

Canyonlands National Park

View from Aztec Butte

Canyonlands National Park

Granaries, Aztec Butte Trail

Wall of Cheez-Its, Moab grocery store

Canyonlands National Park

Karen contemplating the view of the Needles

Canyonlands National Park

What Karen mistakenly thought was the Joint Trail

Canyonlands National Park

Matt hiking toward the Needles

Monument Valley

Highway 163 approaching Monument Valley

Monument Valley

West Mitten Butte (left), East Mitten Butte (center)

Horseshoe Bend

Antelope Canyon

Lower Antelope Canyon

The Lady in the Wind

Buckskin Gulch

Buckskin Gulch

Karen in the narrows

Bandelier National Monument

Lolly, Karen and Matt on a ladder to Alcove House

Loretto Chapel

The Miraculous Staircase

El Santuario de Chimayo

Chimayo, New Mexico

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks

View of the tent rocks, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site

Petroglyphs

White Sands Nat'l Monument

Karen and Matt hiking through the dunes

White Sands Nat'l Monument

Smokey Bear Historical Park

Smokey Bear Museum

Smokey Bear memorabilia

Smokey Bear Historical Park

Karen and Smokey Bear

Carlsbad Caverns Nat'l Park

Natural cave entrance

Carlsbad Caverns Nat'l Park

Cave pearls

Guadalupe Mountains Nat'l Park

Lolly (left) and Karen posing for a picture at the top of Guadalupe Peak

Olympic National Park

A boardwalk along the Ozette Triangle loop hike

Olympic National Park

Petroglyphs on the Ozette Triangle Loop Hike

Olympic National Forest

Matt's bins in the back of his truck

Olympic National Forest

Our tent glowing in our campsite at Klahowya Campground

Olympic National Park

View from the Glines Canyon Dam Spillway of the Elwha River flowing through the former Lake Mills Reservoir

Olympic National Park

The Elwha River

Newberry National Monument

Hiking around Paulina Lake

Newberry National Monument

Paulina Peak

Olympic National Park

View from John & Lolly's campsite on Shi Shi Beach

Olympic National Park

Low tide at Shi Shi Beach

Olympic National Park

View from Matt & Karen's tent

Olympic National Park

Starfish at Shi Shi Beach

Olympic National Park

Shi Shi Beach

Olympic National Park

Campfire on Shi Shi Beach

Olympic National Park

Karen, John and Lolly hiking out of Shi Shi Beach

North Cascades National Park

Setting out on the trail

North Cascades National Park

Lolly crossing a log bridge

Lake Chelan Nat'l Recreation Area

Karen, Lolly & John at the McAlester Lake campsite

Lake Chelan Nat'l Recreation Area

A smokey view of McAlester Lake

Lake Chelan Nat'l Recreation Area

Hiking up to the ridge at night from Rainbow Bridge Campsite

Lake Chelan Nat'l Recreation Area

The burned-out forest surrounding our campsite at Rainbow Bridge

The Smith's bison shoulder mount

Matt pelt shopping in Montana

Glacier National Park

View of Swiftcurrent Lake and Grinnell Point

Glacier National Park

Grinnell Lake

Glacier National Park

Matt on the waterfall section of the Grinnell Glacier Hike

Glacier National Park

Grinnell Glacier

Glacier National Park

Ptarmigan Tunnel

Glacier National Park

Matt on the trail to Iceberg Lake

Sequoia National Park

Karen dwarfed by a sequoia tree

Sequoia National Park

Whiskeytown Nat'l Rec Area

Hanging with the dogs at our book signing

Sequoia National Park

The smoky view from Moro Rock

Kings Canyon National Park

Karen on the Mist Falls Trail, looking into Kings Canyon

Kings Canyon National Park

The Kings River

Kings Canyon National Park

Zumwalt Meadow

The Kennecott docked at Ketchikan

The mammal table in the dining room on the Kennecott

Totem in Ketchikan

The view from the AMH ferry, Inside Passage

Skagway's deserted Broadway Street on a cold, drizzly October day

The Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Visitor Center, Skagway, Alaska

A life preserver from the Princess Sofia, on display in the Alaska State Museum, Juneau

A diary from the Klondike Gold Rush

Zion National Park

Our cabin at Zion Lodge

Zion National Park

Sunrise

Cows blocking Cottonwood Canyon Rd., Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

Grosvenor Arch, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

Matt hiking in the Bryce Canyon Amphitheater

Zion National Park

A view of Angels Landing (center) from the West Rim Trail

Mt. Rainier National Park

Matt snowshoeing in a whiteout

Mt. Rainier National Park

Matt snowshoeing on our way back from Reflection Lake