Okay, so I suspect these circa 1950’s salt-and-pepper shakers are not politically correct. Nonetheless, they are so kitschy that they’re really cute, and I find myself wanting a pair of my very own. They adorned our table at The Dragonfly, a locavore-downhome-gourmet café in Taos. The food was fabulous, as was our entire visit. Which […]
Our hike to House On Fire sparked our interest in exploring more of Cedar Mesa. Located in southeastern Utah, this 50-mile long plateau encompasses the small and smaller towns of Blanding (population 3,500) and Bluff (population 320). This sparsely populated area is home to the Navajo, Ute, ranchers, a handful of artists, and hardy souls […]
Often, I see a photo of a place and I say to Eric, “I want to go there.” That’s how we came to visit the House on Fire ruin. It’s a relatively unknown ancient Anasazi dwelling, but it ranks among the most beautiful ruins that we’ve visited. What makes this eight hundred-year-old ruin so spectacular […]
Goblin Valley State Park gets its name from the bizarre and otherworldly sandstone formations that dominate the landscape. We’ve been intrigued by the park for several years, and at 200 miles south of Wasatch Mountain State Park, it seemed like a perfect stop on our route this year. It’s a small campground in a remote […]
For the most part, we try to avoid big cities, unless it’s a really interesting city. We also try to make our travel days no more than 200 miles, which takes anywhere from 4-5 hours of driving time when hauling the trailer. The drive from Lava Hot Springs to Wasatch Mountain State Park perfectly fit […]
Just 200 miles south of the small town of West Yellowstone is the even smaller town of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho (population 400, one main street). Judging by the appearance of the buildings and the signage, you would think you had been transported back in time to the mid-1960s (not as it occurred in Haight-Ashbury). […]
That last Yellowstone post was too long. So I’m making this one brief. The subtitle is “Jams: Various Varieties.” Day 5: Woke up to a couple of inches of snow. Tried to drive to the Canyon area, but halfway there, got stuck in a huge traffic jam; walked a half-mile to find a truck and […]
We arrived in Yellowstone National Park with the intention of spending about three days. Eight days later, we weren’t quite ready to leave. However, the government sent us on our way when they shut the gates to the park on October 1st. According to the stone arch that we drove through every day to enter […]
We’ve been traveling pretty slowly the past month, finding our way again into the traveling groove. When we set out on this lengthy adventure, we initially thought, “Let’s go cross country, up to New England, into Nova Scotia, then down along the East Coast, and then to Florida, and…” at that point, I think I […]
For a variety of reasons, it has been difficult for me to post the final blog from our summer on Lopez. But it’s time bring our blog up to date, or I fear I never will. So here, the final installment of our Lopez adventure. Over the span of three summers, we’ve spent a total […]
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