I love maps, but it’s so easy to fall into the habit of using my digital device for driving directions. That is, until I want to take a really scenic route rather than the direct route. Then it’s time to pull out my old Indigo Girls CD and “Get Out The Map!” Where do we… Continue reading Get out the map!
Category: On the Road
Canyonlands National Park, Needles District
While the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands provides a birds eye view of the northern part of the Park, the Needles District puts you right in at the base of the action. Even the drive into the Park, which is a pretty long slog from Moab, provides amazing views of valleys and cliffs.… Continue reading Canyonlands National Park, Needles District
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Canyonlands National Park, Island in the Sky
Canyonlands National Park, in south eastern Utah, is breathtaking in every direction. We started our two day (way too short) exploration of Canyonlands in the Island in the Sky area in the northern part of the Park. The name “Island in the Sky” refers to the visitors’ vantage point from the mesa overlooking enormous canyons… Continue reading Canyonlands National Park, Island in the Sky
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Dead Horse Point State Park
Dead Horse Point State Park, just north of Moab, Utah, sits on a mesa about 2000 feet above the canyon floor where the Colorado River has carved a deep channel that snakes through the valley. Dead Horse Point derives its name from a legend, so says the literature handed out at the park entrance, about… Continue reading Dead Horse Point State Park
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Not Your Ordinary Cookie-Cutter Diner
You never know what surprises you’ll find while traveling. On our meandering trip to Colorado, we stopped for the night in McCook, Nebraska, approximate population of 7,600. Rather than eat the hotel breakfast, we asked for directions to a local diner that the locals were most likely to frequent. The answer was Fuller’s Family Restaurant… Continue reading Not Your Ordinary Cookie-Cutter Diner
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Side Trip to Oz
On many trips via I-70 between north eastern Kansas and Colorado, we’ve passed billboards advertising the Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas. Since our upcoming trip to Colorado had plenty of extra time built into the schedule for meandering, we decided to take a side trip to Oz. Wamego sits at the intersection of US Hwy… Continue reading Side Trip to Oz
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Red Rock in Sedona, AZ
Two nights in Sedona, Arizona, was perfect for relaxing and soaking in the scenery. The main drag in downtown Sedona definitely caters to tourists, with a fairly wide gap between very high-end jewelry, art and clothing boutiques and the typical tourist-kitsch stores. Our primary focus was enjoyment of the fresh air, sunshine and breathtaking scenery,… Continue reading Red Rock in Sedona, AZ
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Musical Instrument Museum – Phoenix, AZ
A few hours was not enough time to truly appreciate and absorb all that the Musical Instrument Museum had to offer, but we made a valiant effort to see and soak in as much as we possibly could. Since we had very little information about the museum before we arrived, we were overwhelmed by the… Continue reading Musical Instrument Museum – Phoenix, AZ
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Organ Stop Pizza – Mesa, AZ
Before our trip to the Phoenix area, a friend who knows we liked theatre organ music suggested we put a visit to Organ Stop Pizza on our list of things to do. Skeptical about what pizza and theatre organs could possibly have in common, we took our chance. The building is very large, cubic, and… Continue reading Organ Stop Pizza – Mesa, AZ
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Royal Treatment in Surprise, AZ
Surprise, AZ, on the far western edge of the Phoenix metro area, is the Royals’ Spring Training home. Intimate – pretty – welcoming – and focused on baseball. You get to see the new prospects try out their stuff and watch the seasoned veterans fine-tune their moves. What you don’t get is the loud, constant… Continue reading Royal Treatment in Surprise, AZ
