Tag Archives: Road Trips
Oct-2014
Santa Fe may not seem like a perfect choice for a family vacation, but Santa Fe can be equally enjoyable with kids. Passing through on a 6-state road trip, we were pleasantly surprised by the variety of kid-friendly activities in this gallery-hopping town. What To Do: Santa Fe Children’s Museum The museum houses an outdoor […]
Aug-2014
In the vast, mountainous and open desert outside Carson City, Nevada is the hometown of Mark Twain, Virginia City. This is where writer Samuel Clemens first used his pen name, Mark Twain in 1863 when writing for the local newspaper. The town can be found perched precariously against the side of, “Gold Hill.” Founded during […]
Jul-2014
Southern Utah is riddled with incredible red rock formations. The color of this amazing terrain was formed by oxidized iron. Just outside of St. George there are ancient Puebloan rock art located in the red rock cliffs.
Jul-2014
Tucked into the foothills and crest lines of the Sierra Nevada Mountains is Sequoia National Park. Home to giant Sequoia trees, beautiful meadows, and breathtaking vistas the land was incorporated into a National Park in 1890. But man had already done its damage cutting down hundreds, if not thousands, of giant Sequoia trees for logging. […]
Jul-2014
Between Flagstaff, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico lies the badlands of the four corners states. Most think of it as 1,000 miles of desert, but if you’re up for a short drive off I-40, you will be well paid with the vistas of colors and cords of petrified wood at the Petrified Forest National Park […]
Jun-2014
3 days, 72 hours — was how long our “kid-free” weekend lasted! It was a dreary five-hour drive from Los Angeles to the Bay Area, but the excitement set in as we crossed over the Bay Bridge. We finally arrived in, the City by the Bay, San Francisco. We planned and reviewed our map to […]
Jun-2014
Weather in Colorado is extremely fickle. When planning a road trip to Colorado, we were cautioned to plan for all seasons since it’s even possible to expect snow in May. Well, it just so happens it did snow during our week in Granby and it was breathtakingly beautiful. Have you ever experienced Colorado’s crazy weather? […]
Jun-2014
Formed millions of years ago by glacier movement during the Ice Ages Lake Tahoe was carved out of the granite of the Sierra Nevada Mountings. The lake was later divided after a dispute that involved gunfire between California and Nevada giving California 2/3 of the lake and its shoreline and 1/3 to Nevada. While these […]
May-2014
A little less then 7 hours drive from the greater Los Angeles area, Zion National Park is an often over looked jewel of the national park system. Originally named Mukuntuweap National Monument, it was created in 1909 by President Taft after paintings and photographs of the area’s beauty were exhibited at a World’s Fair then […]