Darwin’s travelogue

Logan Canyon

Story written 13 July 2009

A great summer afternoon road trip is Logan Canyon, in Northern Utah, USA.

Ricks Spring

Ricks Spring

A couple explores some of the shallow caves around Ricks Spring in Logan Canyon. The cold spring water flows into the Logan River, a couple hundred feet away.

Tony Grove Basin

Tony Grove Basin

Snow still clings to many of the high mountain peaks in mid-July around Tony Grove Basin, Northern Utah, USA.

Wild Flowers

Wild Flowers

Wild flowers are plentiful along the road to Tony Grove.

Rugged Canyon Walls

Rugged Canyon Walls

Rugged rock outcrops dominate the walls of Logan Canyon in several areas.

The Logan River

The Logan River

The Logan River winds its way down Logan Canyon.

Logan Canyon

Logan Canyon

The Shelby GT500 takes a break, in Logan Canyon, along Highway 89 in Northern Utah.

Two Shelbys

Two Shelbys

My grandaughter Shelby and my Shelby Mustang at the July 4th car show.

The "Always Awesome" Mesa Falls

Story written 29 May 2009

Mesa Falls in Eastern Idaho is always a great place to visit.

Upper Mesa Falls.

Upper Mesa Falls.

The "always awesome" Upper Mesa Falls.

Darwin Dirks

Darwin Dirks has been a member since 11 March 2008 and goes by cobra3d.

Currently in Northern Utah.

I am Darwin D. Dirks, now retired. I enjoy high performance cars, and travel in the Western United States with the company of my wife, Jackie. I'm the author of a book "Grab Some Gears - 40 Years of Street Racing" copyright 2006, now available from amazon.com in paperback. My dream for my retirement years is to travel the intermountain west, promote my book, celebrate the enjoyment of high performance cars, and to photograph and write about interresting people and places.