January - 2018

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#14 Carlsbad Cavern National Park, NM "Be Strong & Courageous"

I always feel embarrassed facing my fears because I think of our daughter and how brave she was. Anna faced so much and she never showed...

#13 Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX

Driving in to Guadalupe Mountains NP from the south is gorgeous! Big sheer cliffs that are breath taking! Sorry about the dirty...

#12 Big Bend National Park, TX

This is a huge park, and it covers over 800,000 acres! Big Bend gets it's name from the big bend in the Rio Grande river that flows...

#11 Saguaro East National Park, AZ

Leaving Saguaro West (after 3.1 miles) and winding my way through the north side of Tucson I passed by the Tohono Chul Botanic Gardens. ...

#10 Saguaro West National Park, AZ

I don't think a hotel room ever felt so wonderful as the one in Tucson that night after 3 National Monuments and 1 vicious dust storm! ...

Casa Grande National Monument, AZ #6

The drive from Phoenix to Tucson was terrible, unless you are the rare bird who enjoys dust storms. I had never driven through a real...

Montezuma's Castle National Monument, AZ #5

22 miles from Tuzigoot National Monument near Camp Verde, AZ is Montezuma's Castle National Monument. The Southern Sinagua people lived...

Tuzigoot National Monument, AZ #4

After leaving the Grand Canyon (and the precious rock where Anna & I sat) I traveled to Cottonwood, AZ. My plan was to go through...

#9 The Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

OK, this is gonna be a big one...kinda like the Canyon herself. I will apologize now if my memories crowd out the facts about the park. ...

Walnut Canyon National Monument, AZ #3

I wasn't sure what to expect at this monument. The road is starting to gain elevation just outside of Flagstaff, and then the annoying...