Social media and the online world make pretty easy targets these days. Blamed for all kinds of social ills and quite a few of the world’s problems or at least it seems. It is true that it can be overwhelming and impersonal, often displacing face-to-face interaction with our neighbor next door but I am here…
Tag: road trip
How To Have A Two Day Weekend Getaway On The Cascade Scenic Loop Byway: Golden Larches, Good Food and Adult Time
As October (gasp!) and fall come around again, I am making plans for a weekend road trip on the Cascade Scenic Loop Byway similar to one we did this same time last year. And guess what, I haven’t shared that weekend with you yet! So, as I look forward to what possibilities could present themselves…
We Made It Home
Time sure flies when you are having fun. Here we are, two weeks later back at home and slowly recovering from jet lag. Somehow I thought the going to would be worse than the coming back but I am still waking up at odd hours and have a headache that won’t quite fade. All worth…
4 Southwest Utah Hikes In One Day and We May Be Just A Little Competitive
After backpacking in Hackberry Canyon and staying in Page Arizona for one night, we headed back into Utah and the area of Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument for some day hiking. Let me just say here how many times I write that national monument simply Grand Escalante. I always, well, want to skip the “Staircase”…
Our 6 Day Southwest Hiking Road Trip Itinerary
I’ve been going through pictures from our honeymoon and getting organized, it amazes me the things we did on our road trip in such a short time! I thought I’d give you the rundown on everything we did on our honeymoon so you get a feel for how much we crammed into one week. When planning…
Atlatl: Making Connections With Our Nation’s History
Do you believe that all things are connected? Coincidence? I had an interesting thing happen to me while we were on our Colorado road trip in the summer of 2016 that has stuck in my mind ever since. If you remember when I wrote about taking a hike on the Layser Cave Trail up White Pass in…