Friday, August 31, 2007

Badlands

Badlands is just out of this world. In fact, in the 60s, NASA tested the Moon rover here to mimic what the surface of the moon would be like. It's no surprise why.

What did it for me was the silence. Just. Absolutely. Nothing. Nothing at all. No noise, very little wildlife, no plants or trees, or people. So still.



We took a hike up to a pinnacle which gave breathtaking views, but it just wasn't enough for me. The Teva sandals lived up to their expectations and I created a new path through some loose rock, and one near death experience later and I'd made it to the top of a higher peak. Just me and stillness. Unbelievable and definitely the highlight thus far...

2 comments:

Carly Irving said...

badlands looks amazing it really does so "open, free" amazing!! ....just wait till you see Zion ;-s xx

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First stop: Trek America
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Second Stop: Hawaii!

Second Stop: Hawaii!
Then 2 weeks in B-E-A-utiful Hawaii!

Third Stop: Kiritimati (Kiribati)

Third Stop: Kiritimati (Kiribati)
Kiritimati receives just one flight a week. The pacific atoll is only 138 square miles in area - but 70% of that is lagoons! It is 2,015 miles from Tarawa, capital of the Republic of Kiribati; 1,335 miles from Honolulu; 4,000 miles from Sydney, Australia, and 3,250 miles from San Francisco. It lies between longitude 157 degrees 10' west and 157 degrees 34' west and latitudes 1 degree 42' north and 2 degrees 3' north. It is 145 miles north of the equator.

Fourth Stop: Fiji

Fourth Stop: Fiji
Then a couple of weeks island hopping around Fiji...