Adventures including visit(s) to National Park Site(s)
And more SNOW! Not “camping in the snow”, here in Willcox, at just over 4,000′, but it was COLD! It got down to 15o one night. We encountered the snow, hiking! Two new National Parks, in 3 days, with 15+ miles of hiking Our stay in Willcox was all about Read more
Gail is so EXCITED! That’s because she’s a J.A. Jance fan. Mark isn’t, but agreed to join her on a J.A. Jance/Sheriff Joanna Brady Lavender Jeep Tour while we’re here. J.A. Jance grew up here, and one of her 3 major mystery series is based here…Sheriff Joanna Brady. Note, we Read more
Lizzy Adventure Albums at: June 2-June 24, 2022 June 24-July 22, 2022 Overview We took our first long Lizzy Trip in 2+ years…50 days, mostly in the Rocky Mountains and High Plains (sleeping above 4,000′ for 35 nights….highest was ~7,165′ @ Laramie, WY) We originally called this trip “Loop thru The Rockies”. Read more
Leaving Bonneville Salt Flats / Salt Lake City Arrived for one night in Wendover, UT/NV yesterday, and were delighted to find that we arrived at Historic Wendover Army Air Base in time for the once-a-day tour! It was once the largest airbase in the world and was part of the Read more
Dinosaurs, Fossils, & Petroglyphs Oh My! Actually camping at a KOA on the Mormon Pioneer, Oregon, California, and Pony Express Trails! During our 4 days in Vernal, Utah, we took 4 day trips to Dinosaur National Monument (#178), where we saw lots of Dinosaurs, Fossils, Petroglyphs, and Spectacular Geology. We Read more
A week in the Colorado Rockies & Front Range! We stayed on the Big Thompson River (cover photo of the river right behind our campsite), just west of Loveland, 25 miles from Estes Park. We drove up Big Thompson River Canyon 3 days to explore Rocky Mountain National Park (#177…1st Read more
National Park Day Trip Album at: February 14-21, 2022 Overview We took another Valentine-ish Getaway to Olympic National Park, 3 nights at Kalaloch Lodge (beautiful sunsets), 4 nights at Lake Quinault Lodge. We had rain in the Olympic Rain Forest, but also a fair bit of sun, some clouds and Read more
Northwest Visit Album at: July 21-26, 2021 Overview In late July, we had company visit from Dallas, Mark’s “old” AT&T friends Pradeep & Mili and their daughter Oly. They were our first house guests since the spring of 2019 (and the first people, other than ourselves, in the house at Read more
National Park Day Trip Album at: February 8-12, 2021 Overview Relaxing, Valentine-ish Trip, to visit Lake Quinault in the Olympic National Park, taking advantage of a 2-for-1 special at Lake Quinault Lodge. Despite being in the Olympic Rain Forest, in the winter, it was sunny and partly cloudy for 2 full Read more
Lizzy Adventure Album at: February 21-March 17, 2020 Overview The second leg of Life with Lizzy 2020, was around Southern Arizona. We entered Arizona along I-8, coming from San Diego (end of the SoCal Coast Adventure) and stayed at 4 locations (of 6 originally planned stops): Gila Bend, short stop Read more