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• 2011 - April 6th - Big Dominguez Creek (Falls & Petroglyphs), Dominguez-Escalant...

  

  I believe my desire to find waterfalls in the desert stems from the fact that it is hard to find tornadoes out here. In the first few months that I lived in... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - April 5th - Lower Devils Canyon Area, McInnis Canyons National...

  

  I met my friend Megan for a morning hike at the Devils Canyon trailhead. I had previously explored the area on March 15th and wanted to return to the area durin... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 Storm Chase 2 - April 3rd - "Cold Front Brunch"

  

  It was a Sunday morning. I'm not quite sure why I woke up early... perhaps a text from one of the other weather guys, but after a check of the radar I was... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - March 30th - Lipan Wash, North Fruita Desert & Sunset In Fruita

  

  I was looking to explore somewhere a bit different. And in a related story, I love waterfalls. There is a waterfall that appears intermittently on maps along th... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - March 28th - Grand Junction Sunset

  

  Pretty sunsets are a dime a dozen on the Front Range, but out on the Western Slope, it seems a little more rare. Thus, when a nice one comes along, it's worth... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - March 23rd - Delicate Arch Area, Arches National Park

  

  Finally, it's time to sew up this trip to Arches. Please click on "older posts" or in the archives section in the sidebar to see previous entries from this trip... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - March 23rd - Devils Garden Section, Arches National Park

  

  Sorry for four hundred posts regarding this trip, but I took a lot of pictures and we fit a lot into one day! We left off after hiking to Sand Dune Arch,... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - March 23rd - Sand Dune, Broken & Tapestry Arches, Arches National Park

  

  Where did we leave off? Ah yes, Arches. (The first part of this trip can be found here in a previous entry.)After exploring the Balanced Rock area, we took a... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 Storm Chase 8 Teaser - June 8th

  

  Since it will likely bee about two months before I can get the full report up, here's a quick peek at the action. Recap:I chased with Scott Hammel and my... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - March 23rd - Colorado River (Dewey-Moab, Utah), Arches National Park...

  

  With friends in town for their respective Spring Breaks, I had an ambitious plan to tackle as much of Arches National Park as time would allow.We set out from... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEATHER

• 2011 - March 22nd - Colorado National Monument (Echo/No Thoroughfare Canyons, Ri...

  

  It was Spring Break for some, but for me, it was just a couple of days off. I had filled in on the morning show on that Monday and thus was able to have most... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - March 15th - Devils Canyon, McInnis Canyons National Conservation...

  

  Believe it or not, I was told my by hair dresser (yes, I have one of those. I guess it's one of the perks of the job) that Devils Canyon was a beautiful place t... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - March 8th - Echo/No Thoroughfare Canyons, Colorado National Monument

  

  With a few days of wet weather preceding my days off, I figured it was worth taking another trip into both Echo and No Thoroughfare Canyons. (Previous trips:... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2011 WEATHER

• Workin' Hard/Ly Workin'

  Sorry for the lack of updates... I have a ton of photos and adventures in the can, so it's not for lack of exploring. I've just been real busy with work and in... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - March 1st - Lower Flume Creek Canyon, McInnis Canyons National...

  

  It was a cloudy day and I wasn't too excited about photographic opportunities, but I really wanted to get out and go for a hike, so I decided to explore a new... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - February 25th - Grand Mesa Winter Storm

  

  I was working on a story at work that required some good snow footage, so I decided to head up to Grand Mesa during a nice winter storm warning. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - February 23rd - Old U.S. Highway 6

  

  Still slightly concussed from basketball, I spent another day off not doing anything strenuous. However, I really wanted to hike and that restlessness caused... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - February 22nd - Unaweep Canyon & Gateway Area, Colorado

  

  I have spent a lot of my days off since moving to Grand Junction hiking. That is precisely what I planned to do on this particular day until I injured myself th... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - February 17th - Blue Mesa Reservoir/Dillon Pinnacles, Curecanti National...

  

  I was heading out to Gunnison for work to do a report on weather modification. Our chief photog/videographer suggested I bring my camera along and it turned... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2011 WEATHER

• 2011 - February 16th - No Thoroughfare Canyon, Colorado National Monument

  

  Since moving to Grand Junction and pouring over detailed maps of the area, I had decided that No Thoroughfare Canyon was high on my list of desirable hikes. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 WEATHER