by SteveAlternative title: The Day We Tried to Kill LarryOctober 2020: the Coronavirus pandemic was raging in the US, although the spread wasn't as bad as it would get later in the fall. We had just spent the summer in the Tucson area, where they recorded the hottest summer on record in more than 100 years of record keeping. We needed to get out...
by SteveTwo years ago, we stayed for a short time (4 nights) in Blanding, Utah. This small town in southeastern Utah is not on most people's radar for tourist spots. For us, it was a convenient location for seeing Natural Bridges National Monument and the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park. We didn't know what else might be in the area. What we...
by SteveThe Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon is quite possibly the most popular hiking trail in the world, based on the number of people that hike at least a portion of it. Millions of people visit the Grand Canyon each year. Bright Angel Trail is readily accessible from popular areas on the South rim, and fairly famous. So who wouldn't want...
So, we spent the summer in Tucson. We never thought that we would do that, but the combination of a global pandemic and a friend here who was dying of ALS made us choose to sit tight this summer. When we arrived in Tucson last fall, I remarked to Jane that it would be interesting to be here sometime to witness the "monsoon"...
by SteveWhen we last wrote in April, we were trying to decide whether to travel this summer or just hide out from the Coronavirus pandemic. At that time we were leaning toward not traveling, and that is what we've chosen to do.We have friends from the church we attend in Tucson who own a condo in Green Valley, AZ. They have graciously rented...
by Steve We've been on the road for 3 years and 8 months now. When we hit the road back in August 2016, we anticipated a life full of the freedom of travel. You know: go where you want, when you want, and stay as long as you want. For the most part, that dream has been fulfilled, although if you want to...
by Steve You'd think we would have just about had our fill of hiking down into the Grand Canyon by now. But we saw an opportunity to book at Phantom Ranch and decided to do another winter hike to the bottom. Here's Jane at the rim. We arrived right after they had a snowfall of around 2 feet in early December 2019. It's...
by Steve Chaco Canyon - the center of Ancestral Puebloan culture You may not know about Chaco Canyon or Chaco Cultural Center. But if you've traveled in the southwest United States, you will no doubt have encountered cliff dwellings or references to ancestral Puebloans. Cliff dwellings are found all over the southwest, especially in the four corners region. Mesa Verde and Chimney Rock...
