Sedona, Arizona
Nature spoiled in Sedona, Arizona.
Short accounts of our family’s travels organized as digital postcards. The places we love the most and the stories that we think make them so special.
Climbing Jerome
The Bus barely made it up the grade to Jerome…
A Great Place to Raise a Family
Lyons, Colorado is somewhat of a dream for young parents with kids, as the town affords venues where mom or dad can have a drink or two while watching a band and the kiddos can play good fun games.
Motel Winter Week
A week of living in a motorlodge tucked into the heart of Main Street, Lyons, Colorado will serve as our finale to these past few months of Colorado living, at least for this calendar year.
A Fox and a Window
My short-lived time in Nederland, Colorado.
On that California Nevada Border Lives a Secret
Summer perfect lakes and wintertime snow haven.
Return to Marathon
Back for stay #2 in our favorite small Texas town, Marathon.
Where Paul’s Mighty Axe Did Carve
Simply one of the greatest days of my life: Grand Canyons, shooting stars, camping and cookouts.
Arizona and RVers
The old come to die in Arizona, and refuse to share with those of us still young enough to actually “enjoy” it.
Kingman, AZ
A ’96 Dutchmen with a propensity to overheat combined with 113 degree temperatures over Las Vegas forced us to leave camp at the KOA Circus Circus at 4:30 this morning. We made it a good 90 miles, choosing to go around the hell that is trying to climb the Hoover Dam by heading south on […]
City of Angeles
Television teaches you quite a bit about LA. Crazy superhero furries, completely plastic women and Hollywood execs in too expensive suits and cars make up the backbone of the region. Having driven past, but ne’er through the city, a moat of massive, multilane freeways separating the suburban sprawl from the city streets, and seeing the […]
Bakersfield, CA
Having embarked on a train voyage from fair Portland to the mountain village of Flagstaff, AZ — where I will spend nearly a week alone — we decided to take a solid day’s rest at LaQuinta Inn, Bakersfield, California. The summer has been squeezing record sweat out of Americans all across the lower 48, but […]
Short and Sweet in Portland, OR
A week in Portland, OR. Beer festivals, river rafting, sushi and so much more.
Keeping it Cheap in Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas during the day is stinky and wreaks of everything I can’t stand about modern America, but when the sun goes down and the lights come on I have to admit, it’s a pretty magical place.
Walking, Public Transit and Bicycling in Denton, TX
Getting around in Denton without a car is not exactly a walk in the park.