Wyoming isn’t top of mind for people when they think of pretty states, but as soon as we mention Yellowstone or the Tetons they go, “oh yeah, those are in Wyoming!” I’ve got family in Cody and have had…
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May 2023
Most people enter Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park at the east entrance and we did so in 2021 (post linked here). This year we entered from the west end. This nearly forgotten side of the park had few visitors,…
As we noted in the blog during our first trip to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado (that post linked here), this canyon is underrated. From Telluride. we were headed to the suburbs of Denver to see friends and family so we decided to…
If you don’t want to hear my brag about my home state of Colorado, stop reading now! I mean it. You aren’t going to like the audacious claims I’m about to make.…
Mesa Verde protects the cliff dwellings, kivas, pit houses, pueblos, masonry towers, and farming structures of the Ancestral Pueblo peoples who lived here for more than 700 years. This park undoubtedly contains the most notable and best preserved dwellings…
We’ve seen a lot of cliff dwellings and Puebloan ruins on our travels. What Hovenweep is known for is its detailed structures in a variety of shapes and sizes, including square and circular towers as well as D-shaped dwellings…
11 key stops on a 17 mile scenic drive between Arizona and Utah with no RVs allowed. This is, unfortunately, the situation at the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. That said, there are guided tours we could have booked…
There are so many great stops north of the Grand Canyon – Lee’s Ferry, Vermillion Cliffs, and Horseshoe Bend (click here for more info), but the first time we travelled through this area a bucket-list item was closed due…
From Phoenix we headed north. We whizzed past Flagstaff and up Hwy 89 where we turned left near Cameron on Hwy 64 for some scenic views of the canyons along the Little Colorado River. Our destination? None other than…
