Back to reality

My vacation is almost over, and I'm back in the land of civilization and the Internet. Provo seems to be the technology capital of Utah (Novell's building is two blocks from here), and it's interesting being in a city where the billboards advertise co-location solutions, high-speed Internet, and other technology services. Even the Dulles Corridor doesn't have quite this level of geek factor. Not surprisingly, the Internet service at my hotel is pretty decent.

My vacation went well, although it was much a week of exercise as anything else. Nothing reminds one that he is out of shape like hiking up canyons, scrambling across boulders, and venturing miles into the unknown. Utah and Arizona are beautiful. I spent two days at Zion National Park, about a day at the Grand Canyon, and dropped by Bryce Canyon on my way back up to Provo. It will be at least a week before I have my pictures all sorted and put online, but here are a couple of ones to start with.

The following picture is the view from my campsite at Zion. It's a great view to see first thing in the morning.



The moon over the canyon walls was beautiful. This was the best I could manage with my 6" tripod.



This picture shows the Roaring Springs Canyon running into the Grand Canyon.