Stop #32, 34 &…: Well…we ran into a little snafu in Dallas on stop #34. Unfortunately, yes, that is a picture of my bleeding and crumpled Jeep above and below. How did this happen, you ask? Was I texting? No. Was I fiddling with the radio? No. Was I playing with one of my various … More Stop #32, 34 &…: Dallas, Texas

Stop #31: Sometimes when I visit cities I think I completely miss the “right” areas to see. That seemed to be the case when I visited Oklahoma City. There were some cute places, but the city itself seemed a little disjointed. The neighborhoods didn’t seem to flow from one to another. I drove most of … More Stop #31: Oklahoma City, OK

Stop #30: Driving through New Mexico & Texas wasn’t nearly as interesting as I had hoped it would be. Guess I expected more Old West towns and giant roadside attractions. Other than the crazy weather, which kind of made me think I had a detached retina at one point, it’s pretty flat and boring. There … More Stop #30: Amarillo, TX

I failed pretty miserably at this stop. I took virtually zero pictures, except for the picture of the bag for the boots I bought. I really need emojis in this blog. I would put the blushing, embarrassed, wide-eyed emoji here. I’m not sure what happened. It was like all of a sudden I forgot I … More Stop #29: Santa Fe, NM

Sometimes I have to stop in towns because it’s just too long of a drive to get from my current location to my next destination. This trip is definitely about the adventure along the way rather than the destination, but sometimes I have a need to get to a certain place at a certain time. … More Stop #28: Raton, NM

You would think by this point in the trip that my geography skills would be pretty keen. That would be a false assumption and I continue to prove that to myself and those paying attention to my travels. Mike was flying out of Denver and Dad knew we were headed to Denver today. When we … More Stop #27: Denver, CO

I used to be more adventurous in my younger days. I’m not sure if it’s because I value life more now or that I now actually realize how dangerous some of the things I did when I was younger were. However, our trip to Alamosa gave me the opportunity to try something new and a … More Stop #26: Alamosa, CO

After Cedar City, we traveled to Moab, Utah. There is A LOT to see in and around Moab: Canyonlands, Arches, dinosaur places, UFO crash sites. You name it, they’ve got it. Luckily, we were spending three nights in Moab. Practically moving in! I have said this before and I will say it again, I really … More Stop #25: Moab, Utah

From our stop in Williams, Arizona we headed to Cedar City, Utah which is about an hour from Zion National Park. This stop brought on several anxious and maybe a few angry moments for me. As you may have gathered, many of the parks are not very dog friendly and Zion is grouped into that anti-Luna … More Stop #24: Zion National Park

We drove to Williams, Arizona from Las Vegas. This wasn’t the shortest drive, and Mike was a little jet lagged, despite what he insisted. He kept dozing off in the passenger’s seat to the point where he opened his eyes at one point and said, “Wow, it got dark really fast.” No, no buddy…you’ve been … More Stop #23: The Grand Canyon