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…
Hoodoo? We do!
Today we drove through Utah from Green River to Panguitch, headed for a hotel located about 15 minutes outside of Bryce Canyon National Park. We opted for the longer scenic route that took us down Route 12, and also planned a short detour to visit Goblin…
We’re in Boulder, Colorado
Just a short update tonight because it’s late and we’re pretty tired after a full day of driving (almost 600 miles!). We’re just outside of Boulder, CO, in a $58/night room booked through Hotwire. While here, we plan to see Rocky Mountain National Park…
Yellowstone is a park ruled by bison
(Yes, I know that’s a moose in the featured image!)
We’re in North Dakota!
Today we drove about 600 miles west through Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and ended up just over the North Dakota border in Grand Forks. It sure is flat out here.
Pure Michigan
That’s Michigan’s state slogan… “Pure Michigan”. I have no idea what it means. But I feel like the party responsible for dreaming up Michigan’s tagline wasn’t trying especially hard.
And so it begins…
…on a beautiful warm day, the first day of Autumn! They say every journey begins with a single step. Ours began with 485 miles of open road and blue skies. 🙂
First stop: Akron, Ohio
After roughly 8 hours on the road, we’ve arrived at our first destination: Akron, OH!