The weather is closing in, and fall is fading fast. There are signs that it is not giving up without a struggle, but the temperatures have plummeted here in the past week. I am thinking about the trip that we managed to squeeze in only three weeks ago, and I am grateful.

looking ahead on Highway 95 in southern Utah

I am grateful for the company of family in Colorado, and grateful for the sun and the pristine air, the peaceful travel on nearly deserted roads and highways.

an outcrop at Hovenweep National Monument in southeastern Utah

A getaway should get you away from everything that is stressful and tedious and take you to beauty and serenity, don’t you think?

a couple keeping it simple bicycle touring in the redrock of Utah

Ute Peak in southwestern Colorado