It was a hard choice, but we opted to leave our Palm Springs lodging to take a weekend in Joshua Tree National Park. This park was absolutely worth the trip over. There was so much to see and so many great hikes through two distinct deserts, the Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert. We saw… Read More Side quest to Joshua Tree
We continued our march across the country and chose to stay a week in Tuscon, Arizona, in a rental home that abuts the Saguaro National Park. In fact, to get to the home we needed to drive through a winding portion of the park itself before getting onto a rutted dirt road for the last… Read More A week in Tucson and a night in Yuma
This past weekend’s travels and explorations practically defy description. I’ve been mulling it over, trying to figure out how best to convey what I experienced. I’m certain neither word nor image will do it justice. But as I am committed to try and capture our wanderings and ponderings here, I’ll give it a go. Part… Read More A dichotomy of nature
We left Big Bend and headed to El Paso, which seemed a reasonable place to spend a work week between National Park destinations. We managed to have a perfectly normal workweek, wherein we did chores, went to the gym daily, cooked meals, and did all the regular day-to-day activities of an average week. El Paso… Read More A week in El Paso, Texas
No one accidentally ends up at Big Bend, despite it being so large it sounds impossible to miss. At over 800,000 acres (1200 square miles) on the Texas/Mexico Border, you would think it would be readily accessible from all directions, but the vastness of our country is shockingly apparent when you realize how long and… Read More A weekend in Big Bend National Park
Our first week-long stop was Austin, Texas. We arrived after an overnight in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on a Sunday, and we are now departing on Friday. We managed to squeeze a lot into our short time here. We got to catch up with friends from Salem and friends from Virginia. We got to eat excellent… Read More Austin deserves more
I’ve not been great at keeping the socials current with our activities. But just because we are stationary at home for a few months, doesn’t mean we haven’t been exploring. We’ve been trying to enjoy our home state as much as possible this winter. And anytime we can combine Louie with playing tourist I am… Read More Florida Explorations
This weekend we headed three hours west to Crystal River, where the spring-fed waters are a magnet for chilly manatees. Five or so companies have licenses to bring a limited number of people out to passively swim with the manatees in their wild habitat. It was an absolute dream come true for me to snorkel… Read More Birthday dreams come true
We started our second year of nomading adventures relatively close to home. Well, at least in the same state. There’s been a cold snap across the entire country, and Florida has not been immune. So we went south. As south as you can go while still staying in the US. We went to the Keys… Read More The Keys, if you please
It has been a very busy month and I am going to upload a lot of photos to capture some of the incredible memories with the family. It was a whirlwind of a December. Shortly after I arrived, mom and I started the holiday season by decorating our homes and attending an excellent one-man performance… Read More The Holidays in Review
Empty Nest Wanderings 