The Antonine Wall
Say “Roman Wall” and most people will think of Hadrian – but did you know there was also an Antonine Wall? Built in the AD 140s for Emperor Antonius Pius,… Read more The Antonine Wall →
Take a Walk in the Park Day
Today is Take a Walk in the Park Day. Where could be better than the Lake District National Park? There are many people trekking the path up to Easdale Tarn via Sourmilk Ghyll.
New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde
New Lanark was built in the 1780s by cotton mill owner David Dale to house his workers. His son-in-law, Robert Owen, became a managing partner of New Lanark in 1800… Read more New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde →
A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal: Gallus Glasgow
Gallus: (ga·luss) Dialect, chiefly Scot ~adj. 1. self-confident, daring, cheeky. 2. stylish, impressive (esp. Glasgow “He’s pure gallus, by the way”). 3. Orig. derogatory, meaning wild; a rascal; deserving to… Read more A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal: Gallus Glasgow →
Valley of Fire to Vegas
For our Utah trip, we flew in and out of Las Vegas where we stayed two nights on the way in and one on the way out. On the drive back,… Read more Valley of Fire to Vegas →
Cedar Breaks
We chose to travel to Cedar City, our base for visiting Cedar Breaks National Monument, via Scenic Byway SR143 which took us through Brian Head. This is a ski resort,… Read more Cedar Breaks →
Kodachrome and Bryce
Our next destination was Bryce Canyon, but on the way we stopped off at Kodachrome Basin State Park. It features many chimney formations and, believe me, these are not the… Read more Kodachrome and Bryce →
Escalante
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument lies between Capitol Reef and Bryce National Parks. We spent the next couple of nights in Escalante itself from where we hiked to Escalante Natural Bridge.… Read more Escalante →
Capitol Reef continued
Cathedral Valley Cathedral Valley is one of the most remote parts of Capitol Reef National Park. Accessed by fording the Fremont River, a 60-mile dirt road loops round features such as the Bentonite… Read more Capitol Reef continued →
Goblin Valley to Capitol Reef
The next National Park we headed for was Capitol Reef, stopping off on the way at Goblin Valley State Park. You can see how it got its name! These wee… Read more Goblin Valley to Capitol Reef →
Arches and Canyonlands
From Mexican Hat we headed north to Moab, a great base for both Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. We spent a full day in each, and wished we’d had longer,… Read more Arches and Canyonlands →
Mexican Hat
Mexican Hat gets its name from the weird rock formation on its outskirts. It’s a tiny place on the San Juan River where we’d stopped for coffee the year before after… Read more Mexican Hat →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 