Fred's Big Adventure

After leaving Bryce Canyon National Park, Fred and I stopped for lunch and then went hiking at Red Canyon, part of the Dixie National Forest. Red Canyon has landscape similar to Bryce. The major difference is that at Bryce you are looking down into the canyon, and at...

We went to Bryce Canyon on Wednesday, May 12th. I really liked the landscape there better than at Zion. They’re very different - Bryce is made up of the red rocks that come straight up out of the ground, referred to as Hoodoos. For me, this was more impressive than...

This morning we went to Zion National Park. It was a little over an hours drive from the campground in our rental vehicle. I didn't want to have to pack up the whole RV to leave and return, then do the same tomorrow for our trip to Bryce Canyon, so I spent the $ for...

Lake Powell is just a couple of hours drive to the northeast of the Grand Canyon. It’s quite lovely and we had a restful few days there. Unfortunately, many of the things that the Lake is known for were not currently available - most notably the boat tours into the...

Whenever I explain to people why I am taking this trip, I often say “I want to see the Grand Canyon and all of the other beautiful places in the US.”  Well, I can now say that I’ve seen the Grand Canyon, so MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!  And boy, was it worth seeing!  ...

On April 24, Fred and I went to Sedona for a short 2-day trip. We did a bit of hiking, although by the time we found the trail we’d already walked plenty in the hot sun on the hilly road so we didn’t spend much time on the trail.  We walked into town each afternoon...

It’s Thursday the 29th and I’ve been in Scottsdale for 2 weeks now. I’ve done a few more things since my last post.  First, I will say that my sinuses are very unhappy here, so be sure that Arizona, New Mexico and Texas too will never be places I could live full time....

Tuesday morning, April 15th, we left Las Cruces, NM for our final day of driving to Scottsdale, AZ. As expected, the landscape is now full-on desert. The dog walk area at the rest stop was just red gravel with a sign to look out for rattle snakes, which we for sure...

We entered New Mexico on Sunday morning (4/11) and drove to Las Cruces. You can see from the rest stop photos that the landscape has changed to more desert.Having arrived in Las Cruces, NM by early afternoon, we ventured out on our visit to White Sands National Park a...