Once we arrived Springdale, Utah, gateway to Zion National Park, we realized a few things. First, there were A LOT of tourists at this location. Potentially more than all the other places we had visited, combined. Second, we needed a way to get in to the park (the choices at this time of year are … Continue reading The American Southwest, part ten
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The American Southwest, part nine
Well now that I’ve muddled through my marital frustrations and a three-person Thanksgiving, first time ever having Thanksgiving dinner with less than 10 people, I’m back to reminiscing our glorious road trip. Despite all the covid fears, I’m really glad we were able to carve out this time for the three of us. It looks … Continue reading The American Southwest, part nine
The American Southwest, part eight
It had been 34 years since Blue Eyes and I had stayed in Sedona, Arizona. Our two spots for getaways while we were at University in Arizona were Palm Springs, CA and Sedona. About a 2 hour drive to Sedona, and a 4 1/2 hour drive to Palm Springs, both having cheap motels in a … Continue reading The American Southwest, part eight
The American Southwest, part seven
On Monday, November 2nd, we had one of our longest driving days, and after our souvenir shopping in Santa Fe, we didn’t exactly get an early start. On the Arizona portion of our trip, I had originally very much wanted to visit Antelope Canyon, and The Peacemaker wanted to visit Canyon de Chelly. However, both … Continue reading The American Southwest, part seven
The American Southwest, part six
On our way out of Taos, destination Santa Fe, The Peacemaker insisted we grab a green chile cheeseburger at 5 Star Burger. Highly rated on Yelp, of course. This is Blue Eyes’ fried green chile cheeseburger with bbq sauce and onion rings. Very good although the straight up green chile cheeseburger that The Peacemaker ordered … Continue reading The American Southwest, part six
The American Southwest, part five
Traveling with The Peacemaker does make for a more exciting trip. For the most part, I drove, my son was my co-pilot, investigating every town we drove through, Yelping restaurants in every city.... with Blue Eyes working (or napping) in the back seat. Our destination after Moab was all the way to Taos, New Mexico. … Continue reading The American Southwest, part five
The American Southwest, part four
On Day 5 of our 16 day road trip we drove from Salt Lake City to Moab, Utah just in time to get checked in to our hotel and head over to Arches National Park for sunset. Blue Eyes and I had done this before, five years ago, so we knew how beautiful it could … Continue reading The American Southwest, part four
The American Southwest, part three
As previously mentioned, we woke up to snow in Salt Lake City, Utah on Day 3 of 16 of our Autumn Road Trip. A very early snow day, according to locals. This day was also The Peacemaker's 27th birthday, so the day was all about him and his choices of what he wanted to do. … Continue reading The American Southwest, part three
The American Southwest, part two
We commenced our Autumn Road Trip on Blue Eyes' 57th birthday, October 23, 2020. We drove from Portland to Boise, Idaho. We left just after lunchtime and drove straight through with the consolation prize for Blue Eyes being a birthday dinner out at a Boise restaurant, with proper social distancing. The restaurant, walking distance from … Continue reading The American Southwest, part two
The American Southwest, part one
As I wrote on my Instagram and Facebook the day after Election Day... Our country may be broken in some ways, but in other ways it is filled with beauty, kindness and graciousness. That’s what I want for my babies, all grown up, but still babies in my heart and in my desire as their … Continue reading The American Southwest, part one
