United States

Music City Nashville

Since neither of us had ever spent much time in Nashville, we wanted to get a taste of what it has to offer. With the Nashville: Music City All-Access Pass,…

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Carlsbad Caverns National Park The Guadalupe Mountains on the Texas-New Mexico border reach heights of almost 9,000 feet. Not far away, deep beneath the surface, are hundreds of caverns formed…

Jose the Bronx River Beaver

  A North American beaver was spotted recently swimming in the Bronx River. They named him Jose after U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano’s work to revive the river. The beaver was once…

Viva Las Vegas!

If anyone noticed the gap in posts after we visited Zion NP, it’s probably due to our week in Sin City. Being limited by the size of the trailer, and…

Striations in the rock, Zion

Zion’s Hidden Canyon Trail

  Zion National Park has so many options to explore. On our second day in the park we decided to try to get away from the crowds and seek out…

Sunset lights up the rock-face at Zion National Park

Zion National Park: Don’t Look Down

Zion’s Shuttle System With all of the amazing national and state parks we’ve seen on our travels, Zion National Park really needed to shine to impress us. It shone indeed ….

Destination USA: Idaho Falls

Idaho Falls Beginnings The city of Idaho Falls began with miners, trappers, fur traders and early settlers. As westward migration continued in the 1860s, a wooden toll bridge was built…

Mount Lemmon

Sometimes there’s a good reason for the road less traveled being less traveled. While visiting Tucson, we decided to take the back way up to the top of Mount Lemmon,…

Pima Air & Space Museum

Having heard mention of the famous airplane graveyard on the east side of Tucson, we were excited to finally have time to check it out. The dry, sunny weather makes…

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Tucson has more museums than one might imagine. One of the more interesting outdoor examples is the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. The museum is located 15 miles west of Tucson via Gates…