Our trip from Vietnam back to the USA was not very straightforward. Due to booking the cheapest tickets, we ended up with three flights and an overnight in China. All of our flights went smoothly and we didn’t encounter any…
Life Update: April 2018
Some of you may be wondering where we have disappeared to, seeing as how I haven’t published a blog post in three long months. There’s no good excuse – I’ve had the time, so don’t have a good reason as…
USA Road Trip Round-Up
Statistics Days: 30. Left Bay City, MI on Saturday, August 6. Arrived Waurika, OK on Sunday, September 4. Miles: 5,411. States: 14. In order: Michigan, Indiana (no stops), Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico,…
Roadside America
During the past month, we have traveled over 5,000 miles across 14 states. Our road trip has been a mix of highways and back roads, some more interesting than others. Vowing to take our time driving, we scheduled in extra…
Our Ride: The Malibu
Since we have been driving across our country for a month, I want to address a few rumors. No, we are not sitting in the back of an air conditioned limousine with a driver, nor are we hauling a RV…
Hiking Canyonlands
Our arrival into southeast Utah was greeted by large red rock formations on either side of the road with bright blue skies. The contrast was obvious and was a welcome change from the large prairie lands that we had driven…
Tips for Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park is our nation’s first national park and is popular for good reason. The geothermal features found throughout the park are unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. We spent 4 nights at Canyon Campground, sleeping in a tent.…
Happy 100 Year Anniversary NPS!
August 25, 2016 marked the 100 year anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS) in the United States. President Woodrow Wilson signed an act creating the NPS, a new arm of the government established to manage and protect the national…
Typical Tuesday: August 23, 2016
This is a series in which I describe a typical Tuesday during our travels. This will give you an idea of what we do on an average day – sometimes exciting and sometimes mundane. Tuesday, August 23, 2016: Yellowstone National…
Bull Ridin’ and Barrel Racin’
4.2 seconds. 8 seconds. 15.4 seconds. At the rodeo, the clock is king, differentiating between winners and losers. For each event, cowboys and cowgirls are racing either to come in with the lowest time on the clock or to ride…