Ducks are known for loving the water and wetlands. So it was with a big surprise that he found himself in the middle of the arid Utah wilderness as he joined Doug and Lis trekking through Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks.

Before heading out into the dry weather, it was time to get to know the locals. Some were very friendly, like Trista the innkeeper.

Some like Floyd were friendly but seemed to have a hungry look in his eye.

Soon it's time to hit the trail.

The ground was dry and rocky, but luckily Lis gave NOT a hand up the way. And she carried the water. It's good to have bigger friends.

The land is still desert, so NOT stays away from all those cacti.  Even among the wilderness NOT finds himself surrounded by pricks.

At the end of a slot canyon the trio came to a secluded alcove.

One thing that's great about the wilderness in these parks is that they are remote. And a good thing about living today is the spread of technology. When you put together wilderness and the technology of the GPS, you have the sport of geocaching. Now NOT appreciates the beauty of nature, but you've seen one red rock, you've seen most of them. So hiking became a bit tedious for the mallard after time. So he pushed Doug that it was time to try and find some things.

Right off, after finding the first geocache, it paid off for NOT.

The duck was friendly but his humor was a bit dry. So it was back into the geoche it went. NOT was glad he wasn't left behind as a new geoche treasure.

Searching more yielded a second and third geoche.  No more sexy ducks alas, but then again no ducks left behind.

Now NOT has been to the Grand Canyon but you've seen one slash in the ground, you've seen them all, right? Well just a ways down the trail was Bryce Canyon, and soon the trio was off to see how gorgeous it is.

Sure, the Grand Canyon is big and all, but Bryce Canyon features hoodoos, where the softer sedimentary rock is topped by harder rock, causing rock spires as the rock erodes away. Still, it's a canyon and the view is beautiful.

Even though he wasn't the one walking, NOT was tired by the end of the time, and was not that upset that it was time to go.

Now Wait!  Who Told!?!?!? 

Quick, time to get to Sin City immediately!