Chasing the blue dot to find adventure…
In October 2012, we decided to head to Trillium Lake and Mt Hood. When we left Hillsboro, it looked like we might have a chance to see Mt Hood from Trillium Lake. Unfortunately, the weather changed by the time we arrived, and Mt Hood was blanketed in clouds. Trillium Lake Every trip we took to … Continue reading Oregon: Trillium Lake and Mt Hood (2012)
For Thanksgiving in 2015, we headed to Bullhead City to spend the holiday with Bob's brother. We scheduled a 4-day weekend, so we took a day trip to Oatman. We got there pretty early, before most stores opened, so we had a chance to wander. We were too early for the donkeys, though. Because it … Continue reading Arizona: Oatman on Route 66 (2015)
Today, we're headed to Amarillo, Texas for a few things, so I thought I would share some of our photos from a trip to downtown historic Grapevine, Texas in October 2017. Buildings Found objects Statues
In October 2017, we were on a month-long trip to see some bucket list places. One of those was Cedar Breaks National Monument, near Brian Head, Utah. On the way to and from Cedar Breaks, we captured some fall color photos. I was specifically looking for aspens, and found a few.
In the matter of 4 hours, we went from this: to this: We went from being in an 19 x 50 spot on a sloping parking lot to a nice quiet state park with long RV spaces. Still sloped a little bit, but nothing our jacks couldn't handle. We are spending the next 11 days … Continue reading New Mexico: Albuquerque to Logan
As mentioned in New Mexico: 30 days to the Balloon Fiesta, we left the Phoenix area (high of 109 degrees) for Deming, New Mexico (high of 90 degrees) today. We got off to an early start, around 7:30 a.m., and headed against the flow of traffic on Loop 202. At that time of the morning, everyone … Continue reading New Mexico: Traveling to Deming
Today is a big day! There are only 30 days left until the opening day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta and we are on our way to New Mexico from Arizona. Heading to New MexicoWe are leaving the Phoenix area today, and taking Interstate 10 eastbound to Deming, New Mexico. We are members of … Continue reading New Mexico: 30 days to the Balloon Fiesta
I registered for Photoshop World during Cyber Monday 2018 (the Monday after Thanksgiving), so I am ready to be here in Las Vegas. The driveFor some reason, we had never been on this stretch of I-15, so it was brand new to us. We had no idea of the beauty of the Virgin River Gorge. … Continue reading Nevada: Prelude to Photoshop World in Las Vegas
This weekend's plans are somewhat a repeat of last weekend. Zion National Park As far as Zion National Park, we intend to get there before 8 a.m. (gotta have a goal) so we can park in the Visitor's Center parking lot and take the shuttle. Since we didn't make it to the Lower Emerald Pool … Continue reading Utah: National parks this weekend
