I can’t believe that we have been on the road for more than 10 weeks and have driven almost 16,000 miles. It feels like a heartbeat and a lifetime all at once. Some things we did weeks ago feel like…
Hot Springs National Park: why is this a thing?
Yesterday we left San Antonio and put the American southwest behind us, heading northeast toward Memphis. We figured ~11 hours in the car would be too much for one day, so we needed a place to stop—preferably somewhere interesting that we could spend…
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…
The day we journeyed to the center of the earth (almost)
Our trip has taken us up mountains, over streams, into cities, through deserts, on lakes, and around giant sequoia trees. Today, it took us 750 feet underground in Carlsbad Caverns National Park!
Greetings from Carlsbad, New Mexico!
This morning we checked out of our room in El Paso after spending a total of about 12 hours in it. Leaving the city via I-10 east, we had our first good daytime look at the area and couldn’t believe how depressed…
Birds & bees of Saguaro National Park
We spent our first day in Tucson, Arizona, touring the eastern half of Saguaro National Park. This is easily the strangest national park we’ve visited so far. It’s essentially just miles and miles of saguaro cacti (and the various critters that live…
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…
The unique charm of Joshua Tree National Park
Tucked into the southeastern corner of California is Joshua Tree National Park, our adventure destination for today. The park gives visitors a chance to experience two unique deserts: the Mojave and the Colorado. Each has its own unique plants and…
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…
Yosemite, day 2
For our second day in Yosemite National Park, we opted for one of the most popular full-day hikes: Four Mile Trail. The trail is oddly named, as a full round-trip hike will clock in at around 10 miles (10.12, according…