For an afternoon coffee, we stopped by at the Columbia River Gorge Hotel which sits on a hill overlooking the river.

We stopped by at this museum going back to Washington.

The temperature was at 100F when we reached the Arches National Park in eastern Utah. It is known for preserving 2000 natural sandstone arches, and is 76,679 acres in area.

One of the grandest scenic drives in the American West, the 23-mile Rim Rock Drive offers redrock canyons, crisp blue skies, and glorious views along the way for motorists and bicyclists.

When we drove through the first town of Colorado, we thought we saw thick weird clouds coming from the ground, only to find out later, it was a big forest fire. However, the city itself and the rest of the towns were still at its best. I find Denver, Colorado a charming place, full of adventure.

The garden is operated by the University of Utah, and located in the foothills of the Wasatch Range, Salt Lake City, Utah.It contains 18 acres of botanical gardens, and hiking trails.

Salt Lake City, UT at 5:15pm MDT.

Twin Falls, ID at 4:55pm MDT.

Also known as the "Niagara of the West". It is a waterfall on the snake river, 212 feet high, 45 ft. higher than Niagara Falls.

This is the first rest stop upon entering Idaho coming from Oregon. I thought the place was so charming since the rest stop was perched on top of the hill, overlooking the amazing Snake River.

This is a 10-day road trip to Denver, Colorado and back. Departed Vancouver, Washingto today and made our first stop for the night at Baker City, Oregon.

The Puerto Princesa Underground River is located about 50 km north of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. It features a limestone karst mountain landscape with an 8.2 km. navigable underground river. A distinguishing feature of the river is that it winds through a cave before flowing directly into the South China Sea. It includes major formations of stalactites and stalagmites, and several large chambers. The lower portion of the river is subject to tidal influences. The underground river is reputed to be the world's longest. At the mouth of the cave, a clear lagoon is framed by ancient trees growing right to the water's edge. Monkeys, large monitor lizards, and squirrels find their niche on the beach near the cave.

After 6 hours ride on the van, we arrived at Sabang Island late afternoon. We stayed at Daluyon Beach and Mountain Resort.

On the second day of the tour, we went to Snake Island, Cudugnon Cave, Lagen Island, Pinagbuyutan Island, Sand Bar Island, and the Cathedral Cave.

We took the Tour A Package for our first island hopping tour. The tour consists of snorkel tours at the two lagoons (Big and Small lagoon) of Miniloc Island; Simizu Island and Seven Commando Beach.

It took 6 hours by van to get to El Nido from Puerto Princesa. The roads were well paved except for the last one hour before we got to El Nido. Because the roads were still under construction, the ride was quite rough and bumpy.

Palawan is an island province of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Puerto Princesa and it is the largest province in terms of land area. It is considered as the last frontier of the Philippines.

The island of Palawan stretches from Mindoro to Borneo in the southwest. It lies between the South China Sea in the northwest and Sulu Sea in the southeast. Palawan is considered to be the Philippines' last ecological frontier. The province boasts many splendid beaches and resorts.

Spent the rest of the days at Puerto Princesa where we toured their famous landmarks like Mitra's Ranch, Baker's Hill, Butterfly garden.