We’re in Minnesota now, at an RV park outside of Minneapolis. It’s raining. We had a brief respite, and I got to meet up with a good friend who brought me and the kids to an awesome bakery and even better bookstore, but it’s supposed to rain for the next couple days. On Thursday we…
Category: national parks
April Will Do What It Wants
We’ve experienced our first real snow in the RV. It was surprising given that it’s the end of April, but not so surprising to people who live in northeastern Colorado. Back in Cortez, we were debating between driving down into New Mexico, or continuing north through Colorado. As much as I wanted to see Santa…
Kanab, Lake Powell, and the Mystery of Time
We spent a wonderful week in Kanab, Utah. Generally considered a stopover point between the National Parks of Northern Arizona and Southern Utah, we found Kanab to be a small town with a lot to offer: gorgeous scenery, friendly residents, great food, and access to amazing outdoor opportunities, not even counting the National Parks. We…
Magical Bryce Canyon
Of all the National Parks we’ve been to so far, Bryce Canyon has had the biggest impact on me in terms of expectations vs. reality. I was familiar with photos of the red cliffs and unique rock formations, but honestly after being so impressed with Grand Canyon and Zion Canyon – all part of the same…
Bagpipes and Ziplines and Red Rocks
March 23 – We arrived at Bryce Canyon National Park yesterday, and I’m so blown away by it that it’s hard to focus on where we were before. We’re having some exciting weather here – thunder and lightning, hail and snow – with a couple of lulls to get to see the canyon (which isn’t…
Out of California and Back on the Road
I’ll be posting more frequently with updates and photos now that we are on the move again. (I’ll note that since the last post was Part I about Cabot’s Pueblo, I’ll be back for one final entry about my new favorite person and place once I get photos uploaded from the camera.) After a…
Desert Living
We’ve had an unusually social few weeks in San Diego and Palm Springs, with family and friends in town from the East Coast and local friends visiting the area. It’s been wonderful to spend time with everyone, and good for all of us to have so much social interaction. Especially for Chris and me….
Grand Canyon
Nov 13, 2016 – We have seen a lot since the last post: family and friends during a super quick visit back to LA for Halloween, a good portion of desolate and beautiful old Route 66 between Needles CA and Williams AZ, and petroglyphs on a hike outside of Williams. I had to scroll…
Mount Rainier
Sep 15 – We’ve had a short but perfect visit to Mount Rainier. The campground Chris found, Mounthaven Resort, is just outside the Nisqually entrance to the National Park, and the most idyllic place we’ve stayed at so far. It’s small – adorable rental cabins and a couple other rustic camp buildings, maybe a dozen…
Mount St Helens
Sep 3 – We had a relaxing, late morning (after the the early train): cozy inside, shadowed by the surrounding trees, listening to a light rainfall and feeling confident, so far, that the RV doesn’t have any leaks. It was nice to experience rain – a little bit – for the first time on…
Neales...on wheels! 