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…
Tag: national parks
Carlsbad Caverns
It was a difficult decision. Up to this point I have been to 16 national parks over the last nearly two months and I’ve been able to adjust to a canine copilot. Usually either by driving through and jumping out at viewpoints or when it’s cold enough, actually leaving him to sleep in the car….
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…
Sunset
Welcome to New Mexico! Someone gave the job of cloud creation during sunsets to Steven Spielberg and only allowed him to use cotton candy as his medium. The sunset I witnessed today was a three phase masterpiece. The first phase is the initial sun going down, the beginning of the transformation. You begin to see…
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,…
Farewell Utah
What a whirlwind few days in the wonderful Utah. The beautiful red rock bluffs, crazy needle rock formations and the towering snow capped mountains in the distance. I concluded the big five parks in Utah with the northern entrance of Canyonlands (Canyonlands is split into two sections) before heading east to Colorado. My time the last five days was spent…
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…
Red Canyon is My Favorite
Yesterday was another National Park day, there are a lot of those out there, I think we went to Bryce Canyon. It looked cool from the car window but like every other National park that’s all I get, except the Grand Canyon! I just had to stay above the rim so the Grand Canyon is…
Arizona to Utah
As the classic country tunes from Blackhawk, Tim McGraw and Reba played on the CD player (yes CD player), we drove passed the Grand Canyon one last time. Saying goodbye to our new friend as the snow lightly drizzled down and clouds once again covered the blue sky. I continued my drive towards Page, Arizona. The…
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…
The Grand Canyon
I swear it was only a few days ago that I was rooting around in my Thule storage and noticed the unopened box of hand warmers and thought, “Well that was a waste of money.” Now on my fourth day of 30 degree weather, I am so glad I have those. I have gone through…
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 GOLDEN ROAD 