Into the Land of the Lorax

April 4: Williams, AZ to Desert Hot Springs, CA. 350 miles, 6 hours April 4-17: Palm Springs/Joshua Tree area Our original post-Kanab plan was to head to Moab and check […]

Day on the Lake

March 26: Kanab, UT to Page, AZ. 83 miles, 1.5 hours We decided to change our scene for the weekend and stop at Antelope Point Marina for the weekend. Saturday […]

Mama Musings from Bryce

March 13, 2021 “you guys are doing it right” – three 20-somethings from New York hiking behind us at Bryce “you didn’t see us 20 minutes ago” -me hoodoo – […]

Sunny Sedona

February 27: St John’s, AZ to Sedona, AZ. 208 miles, 3 hours. February 27-March 7: Cottonwood/Sedona Back in 2001 (gah, 20 years ago!), I went to Phoenix with the Syracuse […]

Trees from Costa Rica

February 21-27: St John’s, AZ/Petrified Forest National Park We spent a week outside the Petrified Forest National Park. If you’re going, Holbrook is closer with more grocery store options, but […]

Sledding in the Sand

February 16, Carlsbad, NM to Alamogordo, NM. 148 miles, 3 hours February 16-20, White Sands National Park Escaping from the freezing temperatures in Carlsbad, we headed further west towards the […]

Wonders of Water in the Desert

February 6 – Wylie, TX to Abilene State Park, TX. 227 miles, 3.5 hours February 7 – Abilene State Park, TX to Carlsbad, NM. 282 Miles, 5 hours We spent […]