When it's cloudy I optimistically assume it's going to be a little warmer.  I think of the clouds as nice fluffy earth blankets.  That wasn't the case in Sedona.  It got progressively colder as the week went on (and we...

I've read about petrified wood but hadn't seen any.  Ditto for Scott.  When we saw a sign for a petrified wood garden just outside the Badlands, our thought was, "Eh, why not?!"  It was $12 for the both of the...

Getting To The Trailhead: Trail head grid: 48.596969, -114.035363 Lookout grid: 48.600386, -114.134466 Length: 11.9 miles Difficulty: Moderate  I stepped off at 7:20 am for a hike up to th eHuckleberry Mountain Lookout.  The first mile or so was almost...