Driving north into Idaho from Ogden Utah I felt glum. I started thinking how nice sitting next to the Gulf of Mexico in a beach bar with an umbrella drink would be. Once you start thinking about being home, the thoughts are perilous. On two previous RV trips I woke up in the morning and just…
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A Tale of Two Utahs (Part 1 of 2)
Watching the subtle transition from desert to mountains as I drove from southern Utah to northern Utah was fascinating. Southern Utah is a desert with canyons. Northern Utah is a landscape dominated by the Wasatch Mountain Range. While the grandeur of the canyons was magnificent, I felt excited to finally be entering mountains. Note: The…
The Grand Canyon
Well here it is, the big enchilada, The Grand Canyon. There is not much else to say about the Grand Canyon that has not already been said. After all, The Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Except perhaps that most people don’t experience The Grand Canyon drinking wine out…
New Mexico – Land of Enchantment
While driving to Albuquerque from Roswell, the desert landscape left me awestruck. Prairie grass and sage cover the red dirt of the desert. Dotting the land are thousands of Pinyon Pines. Today is the first time I saw mountains on the trip. Entering New Mexico from Texas, first stopping in Roswell, and now in Albuquerque, my route…
Deep in the Heart of Texas
After enduring a fifteen hour tornado watch in Lafayette, the storm clouds cleared on Monday morning and I escaped unscathed. Others were not so fortunate. A tornado killed two people in a trailer just east of Lafayette. I didn’t sleep much on Sunday night. I feel now the tour has begun. I spent the first week all…