New Mexico As we trucked in to New Mexico our budget had started to run low. A combination of extra stops and extra days on the road had us running a little thinner than planned. However we had just spent a week in Tucson at a great casino that netted …
Our time in Arizona was wonderful. We only saw a small fraction of what was available to see. There are 3 other sides to the Grand Canyon and a river that runs down the middle of it. There are other desert sights, the painted desert, a giant crater, quartzite to …
Tucson We left phoenix in the morning and arrived in Tucson after dark. We only took one short stop for lunch. If you know the area you know that’s a bit messed up. Tucson is only two hours from Phoenix, but we spend 5 hours at least sitting still on …
Our initial plan for Southern Arizona did not include Phoenix. We really didn’t have a good reason for bypassing a major city in Arizona. When we were reviewing everything before heading out to Tucson from California I realized that Phoenix was only about an hour and ½ off of our …
Grand Canyon National Park – North Rim: A poem through images and captions. I am told by many that the North Rim is better, not because the view is all that different but because it is quieter. I can’t attest to that since we haven’t been to the south rim, but …
Oh Look, Another Boulder – a photo essay.
It’s hard to wrap up a day like this. We did so much that I can hardly remember it all. Everything we did was full of fun, excitement and WTF. All this added up to a great day, and lasting impressions. 1) The highways We left for LA early in …
The small ferry to the convention center. Taking the small ferry to the convention center was a great decision … (I know what you are thinking in yesterdays post you basically took the ferry to Coronado Island just to use the bathroom and then head back. Eeehhh, well just wait). …
I believe it was on a Tuesday, we headed to Legoland at 9 am hoping to get a jump on things and make it our last day, and head to San Diego the next. We discovered that in October Legoland didn’t open until Thursday. So, we regrouped and headed to …
We made it a point to head to as many beaches as we could while in california, we however didn’t have the leisure time to really enjoy all of them. But, by the end of our 10 days in CA there was so much sand in the truck you would think …