After our short and disappointing visit to Petrified Forrest National Park, our destination the next day was Canyon De Chelly. When I originally suggested this trip, my primary focus was Petrified Forrest and Monument Valley. However, as is my nature, I wanted to explore the route in more detail. We had a friend recommend we…
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Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
After visiting North Cascades NP, Mt. Rainier NP and Olympic NP, on our 30th Anniversary road trip, our final park was Crater Lake. We visited Crater Lake in mid-June, yet, sad to say, the road around the crater was closed due to snow! But the good news was that we had beautiful weather. They said…
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
The next park we visited after N. Cascades NP was Mt. Rainier. One of my projects this year is creating Shutterfly photo books for past and current road trips, which takes up more of my time. However, it is such an enjoyable hobby as I relive previous adventures. Mt. Rainier was a beauty and welcomed…
I found my burros in Beatty, NV
When we visited Death Valley two years ago, we learned about how burros played a part in the history of the park. However, we never did see any burros. We recently returned from a fabulous road trip that took us through Beatty, Nevada, on our way to the Washington state national parks. Our route north…
A couple of favorite pics
I’ve been away from my blog a bit this year as I focus on creating Shutterfly photo albums of our past road trips. As I worked on a photo book from our Highway 1 trip up the coast from San Diego to San Francisco, these photos were a couple of my favorites that were not…