Rattlesnake Bites!
If you want to see the world’s largest collection of Mother Nature’s natural arches, go to Arches National Park in Utah. It’s an easy one. It’s right in the park’s name. Be sure to arrive early and have your day
Seeing Red at Colorado National Monument
Close your eyes and the wind sounds like class 5 whitewater crashing on rocks. It feels like a ghost, shape shifting around your body, in your face, down your back, into your ears. It smells like dry dirt in your
To Summit All Up
Who doesn’t love a good cliffhanger? In our last post we were hanging out in Colorado Springs, recuperating from a pickleball mishap, 72 hours on the clock, deciding if we were eastbound and down or loaded up and truckin’. As
Colorado Springs Trouble
The last time we were in Colorado Springs, Eric slipped off the truck and cracked a rib. That was 2020, a few weeks after Sheri fell playing tennis and broke her fibula in Shreveport then fell off her bike and
240 hours in Aurora
It’s easy to have a media driven opinion of Aurora, Colorado. Thirteen years ago a madman Joker wannabe killed 12 and wounded 58 Batman moviegoers, fueling a nationwide debate on gun control. Today, Venezuelan gangs are taking over the apartments.
No Escaping Comfort-25
It happened again. Next time we quarantine like Apollo astronauts before the big moon shot. Did the Jamestown settlers have one last hurrah in England before bringing their brand of infectious disease to the New World? Were they sick and
A Dozen Reasons to Visit Fallingwater
ONE. It’s anniversary-worthy. A twelve year anniversary is the hidden gem of wedding anniversaries. According to The Knot, the celebratory gift is the pearl, a hidden treasure symbolizing one-of-a-kind love. BTW, thirteen is warm and fuzzy faux fur –
Cherry Picking in D.C.
In 1912, the Japanese dropped 3,000 Cherry Bombs on Washington DC in a celebration of friendship. More than a hundred years later, the explosion of cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin draws millions of festival goers to marvel over the
Presto Chango
We don’t know about this trip. It might just be one trick too many. We should probably make the most of the Florida shoulder season before the epic summer swelter makes outdoor life oppressive. There’s what we should do and
The Fundy Is Over
Marine Atlantic’s brand new ferry, Ala’suinu, which we mis-pronounce to the consternation of Marine Atlantic employees everywhere, “Alls We Know,” missed its first three attempts at an inaugural crossing. Miraculously, the date we randomly booked three weeks ago held. In