I don't think I'll ever get tired of how beautiful New Mexico is and the longer we spend there, the more beauty we find. Gallup was no exception. We stayed there for five days last month as there were some attractions nearby we wanted to visit like the Ice Cave & Bandera … [Read more...] about Hiking The Pyramid Rock Trail At Red Rock Park In Gallup, NM
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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness In New Mexico: Like Another Planet
Have you ever visited somewhere that made you feel like you weren't on planet Earth? Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area in New Mexico is like that. We'd wanted to visit Bisti (pronounced Bis-tie rather than Bis-tee) earlier this year when we spent a few weeks in Bloomfield, NM. … [Read more...] about Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness In New Mexico: Like Another Planet
10 Days In Farmington, NM – Here’s What We Did
After spending a few days in Santa Fe, NM so that we could visit Meow Wolf, Shae, Truffles and I moved over to Farmington, NM for 10 days. Our main reason for visiting there was less about spending time in Farmington itself and more so that we could see other places within an … [Read more...] about 10 Days In Farmington, NM – Here’s What We Did
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Colorado
Shae, Truffles and I spent all of June and July and a little bit of August and September 2021 (with an international trip in between) in Colorado while on our 50 state road trip. This was our third time visiting Colorado on our road trip though. We stayed a few weeks in Denver … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Colorado
A Quick Trip To Seattle: Here’s What We Did
Shae and I briefly paused our road trip last month to fly out to Seattle for a few days to celebrate our friend's birthday. We had a great time with Mark and Megan while we were there, but there's still so much we didn't get to see (such as the Space Needle) and so we're … [Read more...] about A Quick Trip To Seattle: Here’s What We Did
Hiking To Panorama Point At Lair O’ The Bear Park Near Denver, CO
Denver has a ton of hiking opportunities, but there's a downside to many of them in the summer - there's no shade. With temperatures of 90°+ and high altitude, having no protection from the sun isn't much fun. I'm not a big fan of being out in the sun and neither is our dog … [Read more...] about Hiking To Panorama Point At Lair O’ The Bear Park Near Denver, CO
Tubing On Clear Creek In Golden, CO
Shae and I discovered the joys of river tubing in the first year of our road trip when we went tubing on the Chippewa River in Wisconsin. The following year we went tubing again on the Farmington River in Connecticut, one of the only good things about the state! Despite … [Read more...] about Tubing On Clear Creek In Golden, CO
Visiting Isak Heartstone – Thomas Dambo’s Troll In Breckenridge, CO
If there's one thing we love, it's trolls. No, not the annoying online commenters, but the awesome pieces of art by Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo. We first discovered them in Chicago and subsequently saw more in Kentucky. I then went hunting for more of them in Belgium and … [Read more...] about Visiting Isak Heartstone – Thomas Dambo’s Troll In Breckenridge, CO
Riding The Free & Pet-Friendly Telluride & Mountain Village Gondola
Free and pet-friendly. Those are two of my favorite things to do on our 5 year, 50 state road trip and we found something that was both of those while we were staying in Montrose, CO - the Telluride & Mountain Village Gondola. Shae, Truffles and I had a fantastic time … [Read more...] about Riding The Free & Pet-Friendly Telluride & Mountain Village Gondola
11 Days In Colorado Springs – Here’s What We Did
After finishing up in Arizona, Shae, Truffles and I made our way to our next state on our 50 state road trip - Colorado. Our first stop was in Colorado Springs where we stayed for 11 nights. This wasn't our first time visiting Colorado Springs. We stayed in Pueblo, CO early on … [Read more...] about 11 Days In Colorado Springs – Here’s What We Did