I know, this posting is two days late. I am sorry, I've been otherwise occupied and simply haven't had the time to get this one done. When we last left off our intrepid travelers, they had just returned home from a two-week, all-fun vacation to the outer reaches of Utah. Exhausted and elated, they set …
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Lessons Learned
We've been home for almost a week now, and I've had some time to reflect. We travel well and had a great time. We also learned some things and thought about options not taken. Hands down our best purchase were walking sticks. My old hips did not hurt one bit. I thought my arms would …
The Last Utah Hurrah
Today is our last day in Moab. Our last day of vacation except for driving. Boo! We decided to do a hike recommended to us by a park ranger yesterday. It was a 3-mile out-and-back to Corona and Bowtie arches, outside the national park in Bootlegger Canyon, a side canyon of the Colorado. No big …
Playing in the Devils Garden
Who in their right mind thought that getting up at 5 a.m. (in the morning!) to go hiking would be a good idea? Oh yeah, I guess it was my idea...Sue should know better than to listen to me! Last night, we decided that we wanted to do the Devils Garden loop hike in Arches …
A Whole Raft of Experiences
We just finished our two-day whitewater rafting trip down the Colorado River through Cataract Canyon into Lake Powell. We planned this months ago, but the timing was perfect. We needed a break from all the hiking in the heat and two days on the water was perfect. Cataract Canyon is part of Canyonlands National Park …
We Made It To Moab
A couple of days ago we lost our connection to the outside world and boy was it peaceful. (Fill in the blank with a word that describes how you would feel about it.) We drove from Kanab past Moab and up Mt. Peale to spend a night at the lodge at Mt. Peale Animal Sanctuary. …
If it Saturday, it must be Bryce
After sleeping like the dead last night, we woke up around 7:30, took stock of any aches and pains, and got ready for today's activities. We headed to Bryce Canyon National Park which is about an hour north of Kanab. It was mid-80s (temperature, not decade) when we arrived and warming quickly. We put on …
Off-Roading with the Saab
I woke today feeling much better and ready for a full day fun. We decided to see if we could get a permit for the Wave. We tried the online lottery, but did not win it, and so we went over to the Bureau of Land Management to enter the daily lottery. They give out …
Tipi Living
First off, sorry this is late--no WiFi yesterday. Today was a shortish driving day – only about 275 miles. Before leaving Santa Fe we stopped by the farmers market hoping to pick up some fruit for the trip. Unfortunately, while they had lots of vegetables, they had almost no fruit. We redirected over to the …
Day 0.5–Yellow City, Amarillo
Today was our second drive-all-day day. We made it from Rollo, Mo., through Oklahoma (past Tulsa and Oklahoma City, neither of which we stopped in) to Amarillo--about 650 miles--and arrived just ahead of a huge rainstorm. It was hot today, but not quite as hot as yesterday when we were driving through Illinois. We hit …
Doing It On The Road 