While we managed to avoid the pain of picking up a cactus barb, our car wasn’t quite as fortunate.
Category: Road Trip
Ready to Roadtrip
The last time we drove cross country, from Virginia to Arizona by way of Florida, we did it in a two-seat convertible roadster. This time, we're making some concessions ...
Day 318 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Ever-changing Vistas
On a recent trip through Colorado, we drove from the Sonoran Desert floor up onto Arizona’s Mogollon Rim with its pine trees and red rocks.
Day 239 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – The Wisdom of Friends
If you’re a beer-lover, however, this is your kind of place. There seems to be a brewery on every corner.
Day 238 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – The Open Road
There’s something uniquely American about racing down an open highway in a performance car with nothing but a wide expanse of land and sky in front of you!
Day 169 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – My Map Guy
As we got close to leaving on the trip, we spread both maps out on the dining room table and made sure we knew our route.
Everything Old is New Again
Burns was worth the trip … for the beauty and charm of the town, for the stunning example of reusing an old building rather than tearing it down, and for the perfect place to meet up with friends.
Fall Colors
Climbing into the mountains in Idaho, the bright, fall yellow leaves on the Aspens shimmered in the sun. Then other colors started to appear: all manner of reds and oranges.
Lessons From the Road
Then the extra space got the best of us. As often happens, we filled the space available to us.
A Road Trip Experiment
With more and more people taking road trips, I hope a few of our lessons learned will help you plan a perfect road trip soon.
The World A to Z 