The horrible, the adventurous, the new, and the favorite

We are posting this blog as we are leaving Grand Teton. We have been here since May and it’s a bittersweet moment because we love this area along with all the adventures we had this season and we leave knowing that we do not feel complete here and want to return…..someday. But we are ready … More The horrible, the adventurous, the new, and the favorite

Popular

Brad and I don’t usually like the super popular tourist attractions when visiting a a new place. Not that we haven’t been to popular areas, like hiking Angel’s Landing at Zion or seeing the sunrise at Mesa Arch at Canyonlands but we rather see the less traveled areas as those areas are not only less … More Popular

Yellowstone

Elk from when we visited Yellowstone 11 years ago Grand Teton National Park is what we call the forgotten park to Yellowstone National Park. Most people have never heard of the Tetons or they just drive through on their way to Yellowstone. The most common comment about Grand Teton is “wow, I never knew this … More Yellowstone

Back in Utah

We are back in Utah and it’s nice to be surrounded by familiar places and faces for the spring and summer months. We are not sure how long we will be here but we will be enjoying the sunshine and mountains in the meantime.     When we first got here in April it was … More Back in Utah

Touchy Situation

  We were on the road at the start of October and headed to Moab, Utah, home of Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park. We were staying there a week and I had a list of places I wanted to go, included certain areas I wanted to photograph. I had my photo apps all … More Touchy Situation

White Sands

  We are finally in a new state, New Mexico, known as the Land of Enchantment! It feels good to be out of the land of rain and thunderstorms. We do plan to go back to Texas one day to go to Big Bend National Park, but we both agreed we can wait awhile to … More White Sands

The Swampy South

It was a nice and sunny day for a drive and we were off to the other Carolina! Since our drives are shorter and we are having longer turn around times in between drives, we put listening to books on tape on hold. We are having a hard time finding shorter books (like 2-4 hours … More The Swampy South