Socorro, NM to Tucson, AZ | Driving through the VLA and over the Continental Divide | Hiking the Catwalk in Gila National Forest | November 29, 2021 We awoke on Monday just knowing that today would be a great day. We only had 6 more hours of driving to reach Tucson, and we had a…
Dodge City, Kansas to Socorro, New Mexico | Visiting Fort Union National Monument and Pecos National Historic Sites | November 28, 2021 On Sunday morning, we awoke in our tent and tried to put off the moment we had been dreading all night: coming out of our warm sleeping bag cocoons and facing the brisk…
Weekend in Albuquerque, NM // International Balloon Festival // October 11-13, 2013 [A few weeks ago, I created a page indexing the trips we have taken over the years together. There were several on the list that haven’t been blogged about, so I’ve been wanting to go back and share the memories we have from…
Moving from Tucson, AZ to Charleston, SC, by way of Arkansas, Iowa, and Michigan | December 2015 I had previously shared the quick run down of our great cross-country move, but now that we’re getting our pictures (and our life) sorted out down here, I wanted to share a bit more about the details of our…
Colorado Adventure, Day 9 // Friday, September 18, 2015 Let’s say you’re in Gallup, NM and driving to Tucson, AZ. How are you going to get there? Google Maps says the fastest route is 6 hours, taking I-40, then highways 77 and 60 through cities like Holbrook, Show Low, and Globe. This route will take you…
Colorado Adventure, Day 7 // Wednesday, September 16, 2015 One of the things I love most about living in the Southwest is how big the skies are. I love being in remote places where I can just look around and see for miles and miles and take in all the mountain ranges on the horizon. But…