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Fear and Loathing in Escalante
I’ve visited quite a few National Parks in my time. Growing up my parents dragged us kids to Shenandoah, the Smokies, Everglades,… I didn’t appreciate it at the time. But I guess the beauty of the...
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Tackling the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim
When you’re in AZ where do you visit? The Grand Canyon of course! My plan was to hike Rim-to-Rim (North to South) to get away from some of the people and to have a chance to camp down in the Canyon....
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The Desert Turns on Its’ Charm
I love the mountains. The kind that are snow capped and have beautiful blue lakes and pine trees. Laura always says that she never gets a relaxing beach vacation because I’m so drawn to the...
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In Search of the Old West
American frontier history and the Old West play a large role in our country’s history. Over the years it’s been glamorized by Hollywood – tales of cowboys and Indians, gambling, prostitution, and gun...
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Kartchner Caverns Restores our Faith
After our mining 101 course in Bisbee we decided to stop at Kartchner Caverns State Park on the way home. The drive from Bisbee to Kartchner Caverns was beautiful! You are in a flat wide open plain...
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The John Muir Trail
I am super excited! Laura and I are headed to Switzerland when we finish our house sit here in France. We are going to be hiking the Haute Route which runs from Mount Blanc in Chamonix, France to the...
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Life In Morro Bay
Well the title pretty much sums up it up. We’ve been house sitting in Cali for the last month and a half. After being on the road non-stop from July through October, in countries where English wasn’t...
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Road Tripping the California Coast
Who doesn’t love a road trip? The road stretching before you, the sun glinting off the windshield, and the knowledge that you can stop whenever and wherever you want. Total freedom. I think one of the...
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On Another Planet in Death Valley
I was curled into the warmth of my sleeping bag. I did not want to get out and face the cold, but the achy parts of me wanted out of bed, out of the car. I had spent the night carefully tossing and...
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Oasis in the Desert
En route to Mexico Laura and I spent a week at our unofficial second home, my parent’s house in Green Valley, Arizona. We’ve been lucky enough to have my parents open this door for us a few times this...
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