Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is near Wupatki National Monument just outside of Flagstaff, AZ. It is estimated that Sunset Crater last erupted sometime between 1080 and 1100.
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Wupatki National Monument
Wupatki National Monument is just outside of Flagstaff, Arizona off of US 89. I have lived in Arizona my entire life and am just now finding out about some of these gems. Wupatki was established to preserve the Citadel and Wupatki pueblos and back in its day this was a happenin’ place. We were here on […]
Saguaro National Park
I have spent the last couple of months studying for a test for work and it has consumed all of my free time. Now that the test is behind me I am planning to spend more time on me. If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. I need to get back into a regular exercise […]
Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, NM
For the first half of this trip read the making the best of a situation post. We had such a good time in Albuquerque and wish we would have spent our entire week here. After a rough first half of the trip Albuquerque was a breath of fresh air. Our reason for visiting Albuquerque was to attend […]
Making The Best Of The Situation
The theme of this trip was go with the flow. The trip didn’t exactly go as planned but if you do something often enough things are bound to not go as planned occasionally.
Tips for planning a road trip
I do a fair amount of research when planning a road trip. I often drive The Husband crazy until I have all the details figured out. I become consumed in learning all that I can about the places we are going so that I can design the perfect itinerary. Lets call it vacation planning OCD.
Yosemite National Park
*For the beginning of this road trip check out Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks After Sequoia we headed to Yosemite. Yosemite spans nearly 1,200 square miles but the majority of the visitors stay within the seven square mile area know as Yosemite Valley. Many of Yosemite’s well know features can be accessed or seen from […]
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
After our Yellowstone trip we fell in love with the National Parks. We immediately started planning our next National Park trip and picked Yosemite as the destination.
Yellowstone National Park
*For the beginning of this road trip see the Grand Teton National Park post. I don’t even know where to begin with Yellowstone. This is definitely someplace to add to your bucket list.
Grand Teton National Park
This is the first of several posts about our trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. This is the trip that started our love affair with the National Parks.