After Christmas we headed toward Anza-Borrego State Park for hiking and exploring, but Carlsbad State Park’s beachside camping was too appealing. We had the most relaxing time doing school, hiking, and playing on the beach. We ventured into Carlsbad Village and splurged on dinner out and ice cream for New Years Eve. I even had…
Considering leaving it all behind and hitting the road as a family? Read our reflection six months in and I think you’ll get your answer.
Family. For a week my cousin let us move in, dog and all, as we celebrated the birth of Jesus and my mother. These are the people with whom I grew up doing Christmas. All of my childhood, my memories, and my traditions are wrapped up in these people. Oh, how I love them. To…
Why should one visit Joshua Tree National Park? Why to see Joshua Trees of course! Reading back through my blog I realize how little I obviously knew about our National Parks. Joshua Tree admittedly wasn’t on my initial radar, but I’ve quickly learned to prepare to be amazed! Why on earth would we just see a bunch…
So we took our kids to Vegas… for the gas prices. We were headed back toward the coast and Joshua Tree National Park when the gas prices right across the Nevada border appealed to our fearless leader. Once we were fueled and only a “few miles” down the road from Vegas…why not? I had no…
We’ve been on the road for 210 days, driven over 13,000 miles, and traveled through 29 states. As we chase the extraordinary you may wonder what Facebook has not accurately portrayed. Well, here it is… the reality of our journey, the source of our laughter, and our moments of greatest growth. Sometimes the road is…
We started this next leg of the trip by appeasing mom with a visit to Manzanar. I have spent years teaching literature that emerged from this place in American history, and I was not going to drive by without paying homage. I would have liked more time to walk the grounds and take it in,…
Given we put our last experience crossing the Sierra Nevadas into Yosemite out of our memories, we were not looking forward to heading back into this mountainous territory. Nevertheless, we were motivated by our invitation to Thanksgiving with friends in Bishop, CA. We got into Bishop late, on my birthday, and were greeted with hugs,…
With a Cubs win, we could officially leave our 2 channels and head on down the coast toward our next adventure, San Francisco. We have been officially winging it since Washington, and it has its positives and negatives. Positive: we can completely exhaust an area before we move on taking each side road adventure that…
As we crossed the border into California we were driven by a few things: sunshine, a place to set up camp amongst the Redwood National and State Parks, and the World Series. I was surprised by Northern California’s coast. Hwy 101’s twists and turns continued to astound as we lumbered along the ocean’s cliffs and…