Day 20 – Santa Fe to Angel Fire NM Our pretty little drive through Carson National Forest from Santa Fe to Angel Fire was punctuated with lots of fall. Our campground is more of a trailer park this time. We did love the contactless check in (by text) and the fact that no one bothered…
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Zion Canyon Balloon loop – Part 5
Day 16 – Chama to Santa Fe NM After our pretty little drive, we were looking forward to Santa Fe….and then we had to drive right through it. This campground is on the other end of the world. We didn’t have a lot of choices, but this one sucks. First, both the map and it’s…
Zion Canyon Balloon loop – Part 4
Day 13 – Page AZ to Azetc NM Worst driving day in a very long time. Just when we were so excited to leave AZ for the it-can’t-possibly-get-worse highways of NM, we crossed the state line and It. Got. Worse! Every single person running for any state office should have to drive on the worst…
Zion Canyon Balloon loop – Part 3
Day 8 – Orderville UT to Page AZ Our drive was very short and easy, but wow was there a temperature difference. Orderville was beautiful during the day (75ºish) but could be cold; it got down to 38º one night. Page was hot. It was only 88º, but the sun was just beating since there…
Zion Canyon Balloon loop – Part 2
Day 4 – Bryce Canyon We like to hit the National Parks later in the day. First, we are not morning larks. Second, we like to go when it’s less crowded–when people are already leaving. We have a picnic for supper and really get to enjoy most of the park without screaming children who are…
Zion Canyon Balloon loop – Part 1
Part 1 of our trip to Zion and Grand Canyon National Parks, Balloon Fiesta, and other stops along the way.
Big Western Circle Trip #2 – Part 10/end
Day 35 – lazy day We might have booked a bit too long in Sundance…but we also padded rest time into our trip (along with short/easy driving days). We started the day with a Dutch Baby, which is like an enormously fluffy pancake/crepe. Thank you, Acre Homestead, for teaching me what these are! Day 36…
Big Western Circle Trip #2 – Part 9
Day 33 – Ranchester to Sundance WY Yes, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Several of the streets here are their names. We went out for a steak dinner. At sunset, we drove up to a fire watch tower looking for a view of Devil’s Tower. E climbed the stairs as far as you are…
Big Western Circle Trip #2 – Part 8
Day 30 – Livingston MT to Ranchester WY Our drive through the Crow reservation was beautiful and peaceful. My (L) grandmother would have been so happy for us as that was a big part of her ancestry. It was important to her and seeing it touched me deeply. We found our tiny campground and our…
Big Western Circle Trip #2 – Part 7
Day 27 – Anaconda to Livingston MT Our drive was wholly uneventful except for a recycling stop that made us go through a tunnel that was just barely big enough for the rig. I (L) might have held my breath. After Bozeman, we drove by the Montana Grizzly Encounter. The billboards made it look kinda…