Considering that it’s pretty much in the middle of nowhere, it’s kind of surprising that we’ve made our way to Great Basin National Park three times now. I resisted going there for years, thinking that a national park in Nevada couldn’t possibly amount to much. But this remote, little-visited national park has become one of […]
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Anchoring one end of “The Loneliest Highway in America,” Great Basin National Park has become one of our favorite parks. The hiking is spectacular, the spring and summer wildflowers abundant (in the fall, the leaf colors are equally stunning), the night skies for star gazing are among the finest in the country, and there’s even […]
Unlike every other national park we’ve visited, there’s no entrance fee for Great Basin National Park. We were surprised by this, but then figured it’s because: 1) the park is in the middle of nowhere 2) it’s in Nevada 3) visiting a national park in the middle of nowhere in Nevada is not high on […]
Angel Creek is one of the places that made us realize that Nevada is much more than barren desert and glitzy casinos. We stumbled across this little jewel several years ago on a cross-country journey, and were more than surprised by the beauty we discovered. Mountains? High alpine lakes? Aspen groves? This was not the […]
After one full year on the road, we didn’t anticipate just how unsettling it would feel to return to our hometown of Ashland, Oregon. We love Ashland. But as we entered the gravitational pull of the Rogue Valley, I felt a disquieting mix of excitement and anxiety. It was odd to be returning to our […]
In July of 1986, Life Magazine published an article about Highway 50, dubbing it “The Loneliest Road in America.” An AAA spokesperson said, “It’s totally empty. There are no points of interest. We don’t recommend it. We warn all motorists not to drive there unless they’re confident of their survival skills.” In truth, Highway 50 […]
I don’t mean to give you whiplash, but our blog is heading back to the Maritimes now. We will be in Florida at least through next spring, and I’m determined to get our blog caught up before we get back on the road. (Hope springs eternal, and all that.) Picking up where we left off […]
When we were contemplating taking to the road, I anticipated exploring beautiful places and having grand adventures. But I never imagined the wonderful people we would meet, and how our community of friends would expand. Last December in Arizona, we experienced the best of this traveling life—we met up with old and new friends, stayed […]
Yellowstone National Park is one of the most beautiful places we’ve found in our travels. And it’s certainly one of the most thrilling. Where else can you stroll on boardwalks over colorful hot pools and geysers and encounter traffic jams caused by bison and bears? Our last visit to Yellowstone was in the fall of […]
Thank you, dear friends, for your compassionate, generous, and supportive comments in response to my last blog post. While this blog is primarily about our travels, everything that happens along the way is part of the journey. I don’t write about every flat tire or mosquito bite, but I do write about the big challenges. […]
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