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I don't remember much specifically about the drive to Canyonlands but I do remember the view from one overlook. I first walked out to it by myself and was astounded by the view below. I'm standing on the edge of one massive canyon looking down to the flat floor below. That flat expanse then...

The next morning it was clear that we were making better time than I had envisioned when I made our hotel reservations in Arizona, so we had ended up with an extra travel day. I noticed that we were close to both Arches NP and Canyonlands NP so we decided to spend today visiting those and then...

Nebraska is an unfairly maligned state in my opinion. I love the Sandhill region in the northern and central part of the state. Later on in my trip, I went back to western Nebraska so I have more pictures to share from out that way eventually.

That is a really pretty part of the country. Regarding the VW, it's still the same paint that I sprayed on back in 2010. It was just some cheap Krylon but it's held up pretty well. It's getting thin spots now but the car has been outside for the last 8 years. I do put it away in a shed over...

There was no way my dad was going to stand up to a week and a half in the VW so we went west in his nearly new Ford Taurus instead. Even though the Taurus is about one of the most boring cars made, it may as well have been a Mercedes compared to the Beetle. Air conditioning, power windows, a...

Yes I've been on the Samba since 2010 when I got this '66. I actually have a build thread on there for this car from back then called "My 1966 Beetle Rebuild" if you're interested in seeing where it all started.

I actually did the same thing later on in this trip.

So I'm laid up for the next 6 weeks with a broken foot and not a lot to do. This is a trip report that I have been going back and forth about writing for a few years now, mostly because in many ways I saw it as a failure for a long time. There were some great high points along the way, best of...

Unfortunately I broke my left foot at work last Friday. A 30lb metal grate fell about five feet and the corner landed right on my foot. It broke the second metatarsal completely in two. I go in for surgery tomorrow morning. So this project will be on hold for 6-8 weeks while I recover. It's...

Thank you very much.

Thank you. It's been an interesting project. I'm really looking forward to start cutting out the buckthorn this fall. It will make a much more dramatic change than the garlic mustard.

Blue Spring Lake. Palmyra, Wisconsin.

Yesterday afternoon I spent about an hour just walking around the hilltops in the prairie which is really starting to come alive now. We had a rainy day followed by a couple of hot sunny days; perfect for the prairie plants. There is so much blooming out on these hills it is really...

About a week and a half ago I finished removing garlic mustard from the area I had been working. The western half of the low area is now pretty much garlic mustard-free. Well for this year anyway. The seeds already in the ground are still viable for 7 years so it may be just as bad again next...

Thank you. It is funny that "natural" areas now take dedicated maintenance to preserve them.

Nice. I've seen white flowered trilliums here and there in the Kettle Moraine State Forest but this one was new to me. Unfortunately our place is pretty much just a showcase of the invasive species of Wisconsin.

I've been busy out at Eagle Center Prairie this week. I pulled out about 5 trash bags full of garlic mustard from the area I've been working and now about 3/4's of it is garlic mustard-free. Unfortunately I discovered another large infestation of it on the southeast side of the low area. It's...

This afternoon at Glacial Park, Illinois. A hickory tree bud opening.

This morning at Retzer Nature Center in Waukesha, WI. Crab Apple blossoms at Lapham Peak State Park, WI.

Thank you.