Most Breathtaking – Sunset over Lady Bird Lake in Austin, TX Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Barton Creek Greenbelt Most Surprising – Austin is so runner and biker friendly with paths and trails all over the city Highlight – Happy Hour with the girls New Friend – I met an awesome new friend in Austin named Eric who coincidently grew up in my neighborhood in…
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Camping in the Heat
The last couple weeks I’ve traveled from Texas to Florida. It probably wasn’t my smartest plan to travel to the south in the summer but it was definitely a learning experience. Florida is a beautiful state, so green and lush, with so much more wildlife than I ever expected. During my time here, I have seen monkeys, alligators,…
A Look Back – Week 9
I’m still in Austin, enjoying this awesome city and more importantly enjoying the time with my friends. I haven’t covered a lot of ground this week but it’s been a fun one nonetheless. Most Breathtaking – Pedernales Falls and Twin Falls Coolest (Worth a Trip) – White River Amphitheater, New Braunfels, TX Most Surprising – The rain is no joke here Favorite Little…
A Look Back – Week 8
Most Breathtaking -Thunder Storm at Davis Mountain State Park • Runner-up – My last New Mexico Sunset at Brantley Lake Coolest (Worth a Trip) – White Sand National Monument Most Surprising – Oak trees are amazing Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Cloudcroft, NM National Parks Visited – Carlsbad Caverns (NM) and Guadalupe Mountains (TX) Biggest Achievement – Survived our hottest and most humid night…
A Look Back – Week 7
Most Breathtaking –New Mexico Sunset• Runner-up – Climbing to the top of the highest Sand Dune at Great Sand Dunes National Park Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Great Sand Dunes National Park • Runner-up – Santa Fe, NM Most Surprising – All the wild animals in Rocky Mountain National Park and all the mountains in Colorado! Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Pagoda…
A Look Back – Week 6
Most Breathtaking – Sunset on Hwy 211 at Creek Pasture Campground • Runner-up – Stumbling upon Delicate Arch Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Hwy 211 to Canyonlands South Entrance (Needles Entrance) Most Surprising – The Utah National Parks are so close to each other but have such different landscapes, each one so unique Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Tropic, UT & Eagle,…
A Look Back – Week 5
Most Breathtaking – Driving into Zion National Park • Runner-up – The top of the Big Horn Trail overlooking the Red Canyon Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Red Canyon, 13 miles outside of Bryce Canyon Most Surprising – Coral Pink Sand Dunes Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Tropic, UT National Parks Visited – Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Capitol Reef Most Uncomfortable Moment – Two weeks…
A Look Back – Week 4
Most Breathtaking – Grand Canyon after a day of waiting for the clouds to clear • Runner-up – The Night Sky at Joshua Tree Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Joshua Tree, Climb the Boulders and Chase the squirrels Most Surprising -Waking up to Snow in Arizona Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Flagstaff, AZ (I’ve heard of it and I don’t think…
Catching Up
Let me catch you up to the last week of travel on fast forward: THE OCEAN From the Sequoia Forest and National Parks we headed west toward the Ocean. We hit the beautiful town of Santa Barbara first and walked the windy (very windy) pier, watched the waves and surfers and then hit the road once…
A Look Back – Week 3
Most Breathtaking – Munro Point in Yosemite • Runner-up – All of Yosemite Coolest (Worth a Trip) – Santa Barbara and driving down the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) Most Surprising –The trees at Sequoia are GIANT, I mean really Giant! Favorite Little Town I Have Never Heard of – Camp Nelson, CA National Parks Visited – Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia Most Uncomfortable Moment – A man swerved all the…
A Day to Wander
First off, mosquitos are the worst! For those of you that just read that sentence and thought, “Oh they don’t like me,” with a grin that screams “neener, neener,” please, I will give you $5 million dollars for your superpower! I have five bites just on my face! What a day [Yesterday]! We left Yosemite around…
A GOLDEN ROAD 