Here we are on day 63, nine weeks into the trip! The festivities for the day involved a drive from Alpine, Texas to San Antonio. Since it was a driving day, there is not a whole lot to report. Before leaving…
Big Bend National Park is big (surprise!)
Today’s adventure in the Lone Star State took us to Big Bend National Park. The park encompasses portions of the lush Chihuahuan desert, the Chisos mountains, several canyons, and the Rio Grande River! Big Bend’s name comes from the U-shape the Rio…
White Sands is so sandy…and white!
Greetings from El Paso, Texas, our digs for the night. It’s been…interesting. First, Google tried to take us on a closed road when we were 4 minutes from the hotel. When it finally rerouted us, our 4-minute drive became 29…
Prickly teddy bears!
Today we began our drive back east! We left Twentynine Palms, California and drove six hours to Tuscon, Arizona where we will be spending a few days checking out the cool things around the area. We are both looking forward…
Yosemite is paradise on earth
Today is Day 51 of our cross-country adventure. It’s crazy to think that we left New York more than seven weeks ago! We have a new president and everything (ugh). We’ve managed to keep expenses to about $118 a day and…
A (very) dry drive through California
Hello from ultra-crispy California! Today was a travel day from the Death Valley area to a hotel convenient to Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. We are looking forward to the extra hour tonight to catch up on…
Everything is awesome in Las Vegas!
Greetings from Amargosa Valley, Nevada (also known as “the middle of nowhere”)! We left the Las Vegas area this afternoon and checked into the closest hotel we could find to Death Valley National Park (and we are still more than 40 minutes…
Sedona, Arizona: land of enchantment (and lots of crowds)
Today we ventured to Sedona, a vibrant town that blends perfectly with its brilliantly colored natural surroundings. The 50-minute drive from Flagstaff took us through pine forests, colorful canyonland, and mountain roads with lots of hairpin turns. Once we started seeing bunches of cacti…
Arizona is amazing!
As Billy quickly posted last night, we are in Arizona! We spent half of yesterday and all day today exploring the area around Flagstaff. Turns out that the picture I had in my head of Arizona was incredibly off (so…
Descending the Grand Staircase
Hello from Day 33! Today was a short driving day as we made our way from Panguitch, Utah to Page, Arizona. As with most of our drives, this one was full of ever-changing scenic vistas.