My Favorite Links

Created within the pervue of the Dept. of the Interior for the protecting and preserving of our National Parks and providing recreation, history, culture, nature, science and education for the 163 parks scattered across this great nation. Check out the alphabetical listing of NPS sites provided to tour your favorite park or one that you are planning a vacation to. A great source of information for the adventerous traveler.

Created in 1905, the US Forest Service manages over 191 million acres of forested land across America. Home pages are provided for the USFS and the Uinta/Wasatch/Cache National Forest (covers the area of northern and northeastern Utah). This is a great venue to voice your concerns about how forests in your area are being managed and gives you an opportunity to let yourself be heard. Be sure you contact your state senators and congressmen as well. There is power in numbers.

Bill and I met in the winter of 2005 when I saw him taking photos of the reflection pond at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. That meeting has sparked many adventures and has been the turning point to the introduction of many new friends I now have. Thanks Bill! (Chad, Gary & Izzy too!) Best of the West photographer Bill Crnkovich has been taking pictures for over 20 years. An engineer by degree, Bill's career brought him to Utah from Virginia in 1994. He fell in love with the West's landscapes especially the Colorado Plateau's red rock country. He describes the Intermountain West as "Photographer's Paradise." Bill's objective is: to digitally capture the best that the West has to offer and to present those images as spectacular photographs. He uses light and color to transform the West's magnificent landscapes into stunning images. Sunrises and sunsets are his favorite times to capture the beauty of the land. His attention to detail is rewarded in his many outstanding pictures. He believes in leaving the land in its pristine condition for all to enjoy including future generations. Please be sure to visit Bill's excellent website and tell him Kevin sent you!

I met Bill Singleton several years ago after the annual Ogden Valley Balloon Festival. I posted some images to their site and he emailed me and we have been touring the Intermountain West together even since (along with many good friends who I have met over the years). Bill is an advanced amateur photographer who has lived throughout the United States and traveled to numerous countries while serving 15 years with the Air Force as a C-130 mechanic. After a brief visit to Utah in the early 90s, the mountainous views inspired him to seek out the grandest of mountains, Mt. McKinley in Alaska , where he took up residence in Anchorage . He decided to return to Utah in 1996 and make Ogden his home. When not doing computer work, he spends time doing nature photography as well as using his keen ability to add to his impressive collection of wildlife images. He looks to the natural beauty that surrounds him everyday for limitless photographic inspiration and adventure. He has been utilizing Canon EOS equipment for the last 14 years and has recently made the transition to digital. Tell him Kevin sent you.

Be sure to visit Robert Riberia's website about Red Rock Country in southern Utah. Visit his colorful gallery of images and read about his discoveries and adventures in this most unique part of the country. Robert shares his vision of 'art in stone' and it takes the visitor on a tour that makes you feel as if you are there. Don't miss this! (PS ... he is also responsible for the discovermoab.com site ... a great talent in the art of web design)

The official website of the Moab Area Travel Council in Moab, Utah. Provides visitor information for the town of Moab, in addition to information relating to Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and Dead Horse Point State Park. The beauty of these natural surroundings, in addition to world famous mountain biking, hiking, four wheel driving, and river rafting opportunities will make you consider this area for your next vacation adventure.