So we thought we had seen the best that Utah National Parks had to offer, and then we went to Bryce Canyon. I can not even begin to describe the beauty in this National Park. The park has an 18 mile scenic drive, with the first 3 miles of the drive called the Bryce Amphitheatre. This area of the park […]

We continued our journey through southern Utah over to Capital Reef NP. Looking at the map below, our travels took us north of Arches and Canyonlands up to Interstate 70. We headed south and traveled along the western side of Canyonlands NP. On our way over to Torrey, UT, we passed through the small town of Hanksville, UT. The Hanksville […]

Canyonlands National Park is also in the Moab area. Although close in proximity, this park could not be more different from Arches. As towering as many of the rock formations are in Arches, the Canyonlands views are hundred times deeper. The contrast of these locations is just amazing. Canyonlands is actually made up of 4 different districts, which are divided […]

Moab, Utah is an outdoor lover’s dream. There is so much to do and to see you will definately be on sensory overload. There are two National Parks in the area and hundreds if not thousands of trails for walking, hiking and offroading in a 4 wheel drive Jeep or a side by side UTV (utility vehicle). These things are […]

From New Mexico, we headed north to Colorado to see Mesa Verde National Park. This park encompasses over 52,000 acres. From most of the park, you can see gorgeous views that extend for miles from the top of the mesas. In case you were wondering, a mesa is a flat-topped mountain or hill with steep sides that is isolated and […]

Before we left New Mexico, we took a ride over to Arizona to check out the Petrified Forest NP. The park has a 26 mile scenic road that opens up to many beautiful areas. Just a mile from the south entrance and visitor center, the area known as the Painted Desert begins to unfold to park visitors. As you move […]

Our next stop took us to Albuquerque, New Mexico. We stayed at the first of our casino resorts, the Route 66 Casino and RV Resort.  This was a beautiful resort with lots of amenities, gorgeous views, and of course the casino. While there, we took a ride up to Santa Fe to check out the town and see some of […]

Our next adventure took us to New Mexico to check out the White Sands National Park. Here is how the National Park’s website describes it, ‘Like a mirage, dazzling white sand dunes shimmer in the tucked-way Tularosa Basin in southern New Mexico. They shift and settle over the Chihuahuan Desert, covering 275 square miles—the largest gypsum dunefield in the world. […]

Some of you know that I am a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan (don’t hate).  When Jerry Jones, the owner of the Cowboys and other business leaders built a new stadium in Arlington, Texas, I quickly added a stadium tour to my bucket list.  After 15 years, I finally made it there! On the tour heard about the unique construction features […]

One of our first stops was in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here we had a chance to visit the National Military Park. During the Civil War, ‘the Mississippi River was the single most important economic feature of the continent — the very lifeblood of America. Upon the secession of the southern states, Confederate forces closed the river to navigation, which threatened to […]