Meow Wolf
Meow Wolf is an artist company based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe is their first permanent installation, but they have locations coming…
Petrified Forest and Painted Rock Petroglyphs, AZ
Back when the U.S. was still part of Pangea more than 200 million years ago, Arizona was located near the equator where Costa Rica is now, and it was covered…
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
We took a sunset drive in the Ajo Mountains of Arizona. This 21-mile loop drive is cactus city! We could hardly believe the volume and variety of cactus—there are 28…
Our groovy Halloween – campground fun
We’ve spent the past several weeks having a blast in Palm Springs, CA. Over the weekend we enjoyed a potluck, pumpkin carving, and a costume parade. Jackson had the great…
Joshua Tree National Park
They’re Seussical! With their wonky branches and spiky leaves, Joshua trees have often been likened to the imaginings of Dr. Seuss. There are acres of them in the national park.…
A magical day in Disneyland!
October means Halloween decorations and Tuesday in October means short lines! We had a great day and our average wait was about 15 minutes (max of 30 min.). We didn’t…
Pinnacles National Park
We love Pinnacles National Park! It’s a small park located along the San Andreas Fault that most of us have probably never heard of. It turns out it’s beautiful, though,…
Pacific Coast Highway – Pebble Beach to Big Sur, California
Big blue ocean as far as the eye can see! We started off the day on the 17-Mile Drive in Pebble Beach. We had no plans to do so, and…
Yosemite National Park
Everywhere you look you see granite! Whether huge cliffs and mountains or rocks lying about on the ground, the entire park is made of it. Yosemite is a large park…
Among the giants – Redwood National and State Parks
Complete awe! California’s coastal redwoods are like nothing else. Some adjectives we used during our time here: big, beautiful, imposing, amazing. Pictures don’t do the trees justice, but we surely…