We headed to Boulder, Colorado, after Telluride. It was a rather long, but stunningly beautiful ride. We met the family and animals for our next house and pet sit in a charming neighborhood a short distance from the city center. We’ve spent the better part of the week simply being in the home, working, caring… Read More Rocky Mountain NP and Rocky the Tortoise
Telluride is a picturesque town in a scenic box canyon, surrounded by mountains, lush and green, snow dotted, even in June, with waterfalls sluicing vertically down the slopes. It is home to the Telluride Bluegrass festival, an event that’s been going on for over 50 years. For as long as Larry has known music, he’s… Read More Telluride Bluegrass Festival
We did not originally have Pinnacles on our bingo card for this year of nomading. But when the circumstances of our stay in Salinas changed (see the Salinas post for those details) we pivoted. We camped at a super interesting and beautiful ranch within striking range of the park. We woke at 6am and drove… Read More Pinnacles National Park side quest
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
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
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
Empty Nest Wanderings 