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The grandeur of Bryce Canyon was thrilling. The views of Bryce’s iconic hoodoos were endless as we drove through the park, each scenic overlook offering new angles of cascading canyons with morning light dancing across red, white, grey, and even bluish hues. Myriad shapes and sizes of the towering hoodoo spindles merged into a magical…

Our adventures in Zion have spanned three glorious days. Day one afforded an introduction to this incredible park and a marvelous hike. The altitude and the hike left us rather tired so we headed back to the rig at Coral Pink Sands State Park which has been our home base for our time in Zion….

The towering cliffs of Zion struck awe in our hearts as we entered the crown jewel of our country’s national parks. Stunning and spectacular sights dazzled our eyes. The sun’s rays danced across the layers of red and white rock faces that define Zion. The life-giving Virgin River twisted and turned through the canyons that…

Note: I’m a bit behind in publishing posts as we are staying in a campground with ZERO signal! Initial panic has subsided and we’re enjoying less technology. Visiting Page, Arizona was an experience of discovering beauty in remote and unexpected plans. Upon our arrival, we joined the throngs of tourists hiking to Horseshoe Bend. Though…

Today we are hold up in our rig with 30-60 mph winds swirling around us. Our rig is rocking and swaying. The wind gusts and blowing dust make it very difficult to be outside. What to do? Write a blog post. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then consider this a 10,000+ word…

What do Bandelier National Monument, the Aztec Ruins, and Mesa Verde National Park all have in common … that is, other than the fact that we’ve visited each in the past week? Amazing feats of engineering! We visited Bandelier in north central New Mexico on April 26th. A bright blue sky dotted with wispy clouds…

Touring a city by participating in a walking food and history tour is the bees knees! On Sunday, we learned a great deal about the history of Sante Fe from our guide, Peter, all while walking through this beautiful city and sampling Mexican and New Mexican dishes. The chicken enchilada was my favorite, covered in…

We’re on the road again! Equipped with a new rear axle on our rig, we set out from Tucson on our 3,600 mile, eight state adventure on Wednesday. We headed northeast through central Arizona, carving our way through spectacular mountains, canyons, and buttes. After an overnight at Fool Hollow State Park, we traveled north to…

… we’re ready to go… Wait, what? Skip and I keep asking each other, “Why exactly are we going back to Minnesota, returning to cold and snow?” Today in Tucson, the sky is a glorious blue with an 84 degree high; that’s hard to beat. Nonetheless, we are homeward bound in just a couple of…

Note: My beloved Skip, also known as my RV driver, is the author of this beautiful post. As I start this message, I am watching the sun rise over the Pusch Ridge formation among the Tucson Santa Catalina Mountain Range, some ninety minutes past sunrise.  It feels especially good this morning knowing that tomorrow we…