One cool thing about camping is that you get to meet a lot of really interesting people. In fact, it is actually really easy to make friends not only as kids, but also as adults. Other people on the road or who live in different campgrounds, typically have left their traditional social circles, so loveContinue reading “The People of the Campground, Perfume Sales, and Fort Arizona”
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Slide Rock State Park: Cold Hard Fun
The kids finished school early today and I was done with work so we hit up one of our bucket list items – Slide Rock State Park in Sedona. Sedona is one of those majestic places where the mixture of red rock, lush trees, blue skies, and great weather combines perfectly like a Long IslandContinue reading “Slide Rock State Park: Cold Hard Fun”
Petrified Forest National Park, The Painted Desert, and Blue Mesa
This national park is kind of odd because you don’t hear much about it like you do with parks like the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone. However, after visiting I’m convinced that it is extremely under-rated. Everyone driving though Route 66 should stop in and check out at least a few attractions on this 28 mileContinue reading “Petrified Forest National Park, The Painted Desert, and Blue Mesa”
Goodbye New Mexico, Hello Arizona
Today we left for Arizona. One of the main places we are most excited to visit. Our list includes ATVs, Petroglyph, the Grand Canyon, slide rock, the wild western town of Jerome, snow skiing, Sedona and who knows what else. Dry Hands, Dry Lips One thing I forgot about is how dry the air isContinue reading “Goodbye New Mexico, Hello Arizona”
New Mexico Craft Beer Post
As mentioned in Texas, when settling into a new state it is always exciting to test the local flavors of microbreweries. After a quick Google search, I noticed that there were 3 breweries in the town we were in. Score! Breweries So one of our first days in town I tried to stop by butContinue reading “New Mexico Craft Beer Post”
White Sands, brown sands…
Our main goal as a parents is to help mold our kids into contributing, responsible members of society with a good value system. One necessary part of that is teaching them to notice when they need to use the restroom on their own. Well, there has been numerous times where one of the kids insistedContinue reading “White Sands, brown sands…”
Valley of Fires: Lava Rock BLM (and Emma)
One thing that has been really cool about the western side of the country is something called BLM or Bureau of Land Management. (Cody, you’ve been telling me about this. They are pretty awesome.) From their website: “The Bureau of Land Management’s mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public lands forContinue reading “Valley of Fires: Lava Rock BLM (and Emma)”
The hunt for kitty
One of our last couple nights in Texas, our neighbors and new friends were all exchanging places to go and others to avoid. After all, each of us were from different parts of the country and traveling different directions. We’ve discovered some of the best hidden places you might find only by someone’s recommendation. MeowContinue reading “The hunt for kitty”
Jingle Bells: Sledding White Sands New Mexico
Not only is the campground we are staying at in an awesome location overlooking the mountains. They also have the sleds here to loan out. So today we decided to visit our first National Park – White Sands New Mexico. Missile Testing Facility On the way in we passed the missile testing facility. Boyz IIContinue reading “Jingle Bells: Sledding White Sands New Mexico”
New Mexico: New home for the week
We finally exited the state of Texas. I know people are marveled by Florida weather but I am equally in awe about this region of the country. In a single days drive we went from blistering hot desert, to dust tornadoes, to wind gusts, to rain, to snow, to sunshine. Weird. However, we arrived atContinue reading “New Mexico: New home for the week”